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Why Deion Sanders claims the days of the student-athlete are dead

Story byJason JonesSat, February 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM UTC·3 min readWhy Deion Sanders claims the days of the student-athlete are dead originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Deion Sanders has been as vocal regarding the changes needed in college football as much as any Power 4 head football coach. Including player contracts, a possible salary cap and NFL-type rules changes.

Why Deion Sanders claims the days of the student-athlete are dead

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Key Highlights

  • With the biggest need potentially being a Power Four Commissioner. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSanders joined the set of First Take on Friday while on a media tour for Super Bowl 60.
  • This guest appearance on the popular ESPN panel show has already gone semi-viral.
  • Coming on the heels of his son Shedeur’s first Pro Bowl appearance, the younger Sanders was bound to come up. The question of Sanders making the jump to coach in the NFL is what went viral.
  • National outlets have been itching for Sanders to become an NFL story, despite the volume of times he's said he's not interested.
  • Sanders was very adamant that following his son’s historic draft slide, there is nothing that would entice him to coach in the NFL after that transpired. A relatively predictable soundbite from the Colorado head coach.
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