Pete Prisco believes Deion Sanders could be the Raiders’ next head coach after Josh McDaniels

Deion Sanders won two Super Bowl titles with San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys.

Pete Prisco believes Deion Sanders could be the Raiders’ next head coach after Josh McDaniels

Deion Sanders and Pete Prisco (Via AP News/X)

As Josh McDaniels is no longer the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, there has been a lot of talk about who should be the next candidate. Many NFL analysts have come forward with their opinions on the matter, suggesting the deserving prospects. Like how the NFL analyst Pete Prisco put forward a worthy name, Deion Sanders.

After failing the team and the franchise, the former head coach McDaniels was fired after 25 games. Along with him, general manager Dave Ziegler was also fired. Until the Raiders found their next head coach, Antonio Pierce has been named as interim HC, starting Week 9. He joined the Raiders in 2022 and was part of McDaniels’ staff as linebackers coach.

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Meanwhile, the franchise is comprehensively searching for its next coach. And in that matter, Sanders, head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder, could be a strong prospect, as Prisco believes.

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Why Deion Sanders is the perfect candidate for the Raiders HC?

CBS Sports senior NFL analyst and columnist Prisco recently shared his thoughts on the ongoing discussion in the industry of who could be the next head coach of the Raiders. Or simply put, who deserves to hold that position?

Prisco said:

I’ll throw a name out there. Ready? Prime Time! How about Deion Sanders. He could be an NFL head coach. It’s not that complicated. It’s football! It really isn’t! Yes, manage men, manage your staff, allow your coaches to coach, and be good in game situations.
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Deion Sanders (Via CNN)

Prisco also believes that there are many coaches in the league who are not able to manage their team, due to many reasons including interference from the franchises. He added:

That’s a problem for a lot of coaches in this league and you know how critical I am of that. If you can do all that and allow your coaches to coach and put a good system in, you can win in this league.

As for Sanders, he has extensive knowledge of football based on his experience of playing 14 NFL seasons. He joined the Colorado Buffaloes as head coach this season, and so far has a record of 4-4. Before the Boulder, he was with Jackson State Tigers for three seasons as coach and recorded 27-6.

With the former Florida State standout, the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl titles. He is known as an eight-time All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowler. In 1994, he was rewarded with the title of the league’s Defensive Player of the Year and was seated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

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