opportunity. I hear that
coach Mike Zimmer is
amethyst with Jackson State. How about how about that?
He's asked me about it before
the pay's. Not real good,
but I do love Dionne and I do anything.
Great
friend of mine mentors of these young guys and I would love to
help
the HBCU universities and
especially Jackson, State,
Indians,
Mike Zimmer from head coach of the Vikings for eight years to
an analyst for the defense with Jackson State working with
Deion Sanders, they were together in Dallas from 95
through 99, the entirety of Dion's time with the Cowboys,
Mike Zimmer was the defensive backs coach
so there's a strong bond there
and I think it's great
Zimmer's
basically working for free because he's got his Vikings
money for. I just think one year think he had one year left
on his contract. Cracked when the relationship ended so he
can do whatever he wants. And and this is a great opportunity
for him to help Deion Sanders, do what he's doing
at Jackson State rekindle that relationship stay in the game
and and plot his next move, whatever that may be. Yeah,
I think it's really cool. I mean, it really is, I love the Deon
Jackson. I mean, I'm Deon Jackson Deion Sanders is
is putting Jackson State on the map. He certainly has created
a lot of a lot more attention to that league and those schools,
you know.
He loves football Deion Sanders, he knows the game.
I mean, we I feel like we play a few sound bites, every year of
Dion and just things. He says about the game that I find
interesting
and to bring a coach like Mike Zimmer, who's yeah knows how to
run a football team's been around the Bill Parcells of
the world and the Cowboys and Jerry Jones. I'm sure there's things
he can help Dion out with.
He's a secondary guy himself and Zimmer
and I think it's like
it just shows you that.
Yeah, these coaches in the NFL.
Fell. They're making a lot of money and all that, but man,
they loved coaching, they love teaching. They love that
connection of wait, this kid was here and,
you know, in life and in football, and I brought it all
back up here and now look what he's doing in life and in
football up here.
And I think that's a really, you know, it's an awesome move
by Mike Zimmer and I'm happy to see him join forces with
Sanders.
Do you think?
That Deion Sanders, who's
5556 that, that age range got into coaching later in life
has aspired to be a big-time coach for a long time.
I remember when there was a Falcons opening
2002 2003, when they hired Jim Mora,
he was politicking for that job like like he really thought he
could get it and he's tried to get the Florida state job in
the past. Do you think
a major program hires Deion Sanders at some
I think there's a good chance, right? I think there's a chance
that,
you know, at some point he will be the Florida, state head
coach I do and I'll fart estate ain't the Florida state. We
used to see in the 90s and the late 80s, they've fallen from
that you know, type of program
so I could see him going that way. I think Deion Sanders
could be a coach anywhere I do. I think he's the kind of guy
that, you know, does he want to pay his dues and go to the NFL
and have to be a DB coach and then the D coordinator and then
be the head coach. Ouch.
That's the big question and that's, you know, a lot of time
and effort but I think he's capable of doing all of that.
And I do think he's going to be a head coach of a major college
program at some point. Last time we saw a Hall of Fame
player. Get into coaching late in life and get on the fast
track, maybe a little
too quickly was Mike Singletary. Yeah. Right.
Remember how that, where, when he was in Baltimore and
the next thing, you know, he's the head coach, to the 49ers,
I don't know that the door opens for him in the NFL,
but I could see one of these college programs recognize
that, you know, he can help raise Money. He can help with
the ni L, even though, for now he's at a disadvantage at
Jackson State, you put him
with a bigger alumni base with a bigger city, and more
resources,
I feel like it's inevitable, right? And be the head coach
whatever program I help.