Report: Deion Sanders has expressed interest in the Raiders head coaching job

Colorado coach Deion Sanders is reportedly interested in becoming the Raiders’ next head coach.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal quoted an unnamed person with knowledge of the situation as saying Sanders, “He is very interested in work.”

If Sanders is interested, he hasn’t said so publicly. He said this week that the only way he would coach in the NFL was if it allowed him to coach his sons, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and cornerback Shilo Sanders, who both played for him in Colorado last season and will be available in this year’s draft .

Even if Sanders is interested, that doesn’t mean the Raiders are interested in him. The Raiders are known to have already conducted or scheduled interviews with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and former Jets coach Robert Saleh. There is no indication the Raiders are seeking an interview with Sanders.

The Raiders fired Antonio Pierce after the season and are in dire need of getting their next head coach right. The Raiders haven’t made the playoffs since interim coach Rich Bisaccia led them there in 2021, and haven’t won a playoff game since 2002.