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The Las Vegas Raiders have “zero interest” in hiring Deion Sanders away from Colorado, according to The Athletic’s Vic Tafur and Tashan Reed.
On Saturday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal‘s Vincent Bonsignore cited a source who said Sanders “has a very strong interest in the job.”
“The person indicated that NFL-connected associates of Sanders reached out to the Raiders to express Sanders’ interest in the opening,” Bonsignore wrote.
Even before that report—and predating the firing of Antonio Pierce—fans were questioning whether the Hall of Fame cornerback might emerge as a candidate for Las Vegas.
The Raiders are badly in need of a new quarterback and they’ll likely address that concern in the 2025 NFL draft. Maybe they’d hire Coach Prime and pair him with his son, Colorado star Shedeur Sanders.
-Bonsignore’s report provided another wrinkle because Sanders had been giving the public impression he wants to stay with the Buffaloes for the long haul.
That Tafur and Reed already threw cold water on the idea of him landing in Sin City would seemingly eliminate the possibility. If the team doesn’t have any interest right now, it’s hard to picture what would lead the front office and ownership to do a 180 and consider him.
Per The Athletic, six candidates are confirmed for the Raiders: Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn, Steve Spagnuolo, Todd Monken, Robert Saleh and Pete Carroll.
More names could be added to that list because Las Vegas’ search for a new head coach is less than a week old. The organization is only a few days removed from ousting general manager Tom Telesco as well.
In the event the Raiders’ circle does widen, don’t expect it to include Sanders.
