Last February, Deion Sanders publicly told Antonio Pierce he wanted him to coach his sons with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Now, it appears, Sanders wants to replace Pierce as the Raiders coach.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Saturday morning that Sanders, the Colorado coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback, has “very strong interest” in coaching the
The attraction for Sanders is the potential opportunity to coach his sons Shedeur and Shilo Sanders at the next level as he did at Colorado. Shedueur is a quarterback who is expected top be draft at or near the top of the draft. Shilo is a safety who is considered a late-round prospect. Sanders has recently said that’s the only way he would coach a team in the NFL.
The Raiders have the No. 6 pick, but in a weak quarterback class they have no clear path for a quarterback. The teams with the top three picks, the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants all need a quarterback, so it would be no sure thing that Sanders gets reunited with his sons even if the Raiders were to hire him.
