But in an interview that aired Wednesday on ABC, the Colorado head coach added a new condition to his interest in an NFL coaching job.
“You know what?” Sanders said on the show ‘GMA3: What You Need to Know.’
‘The only way I would consider is to coach my sons.”
He then emphasized he was talking about his sons, plural, not just his quarterback son Shedeur, but also his safety son, Shilo. Both recently completed their final years of college eligibility playing for him at Colorado. Shedeur is projected as a top NFL draft pick in April, while Shilo is not.
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Sanders, 57, has been the subject of frequent speculation about his future in coaching, mostly because next season otherwise would be his first without his sons, whom he’s coached since youth football.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer appeared on GMA3 to promote the new season of his “Coach Prime” documentary series, which focuses on his last year coaching Shedeur and Shilo in college. In that series, Sanders said he was “pretty much 99 to 100% sure (that the 2024 season) would be the last time that I have an opportunity to coach my kids.”
He also recently suggested a new contract was in the works for him to stay at Colorado in the long term. His current contract there runs through 2027. He recently finished his second season in Boulder with a 9-4 record.
“I love Colorado,” Sanders said Wednesday on GMA3. “Now I love my Buffaloes. I love everything that we’re building. I love everything that we’re doing, and I love Boulder, Colorado. I do, immensely.”
Sanders already has brought in two quarterbacks to help replace Shedeur at quarterback in 2025. His next season at Colorado is scheduled to begin Aug. 30 at home against Georgia Tech.
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