Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones On Shedeur Sanders Interest, Deion Sanders: NFL Draft Controversy

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones Jones has a history with the Sanders family as Shedeur’s father, Deion Sanders played for Jones’ Cowboys in the 1990’s. Deion said this offseason that him and Jones spoke. There were rumors that Deion was a potential candidate to take the vacant Cowboys coaching job before they hired Brian Schottenheimer.

Jones was asked in his press conference about his thoughts on Shedeur Sanders still being available following the third round. With quarterback Dak Prescott on the roster, are the Cowboys interested in drafting Sanders?

“We thought and evaluated him (Shedeur Sanders) extremely high in this draft,” Jones said. “Now obviously, we have Dak (Prescott) as the highest paid player in the league.”

The Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott agreed to a four-year $240 million contract prior to the 2024 season. Prescott still has three years left on this deal. He missed the second half last season with a hamstring injury. 

With the slide of Sanders in this draft, there are skeptics calling out potential character flaws with Sanders. Jones on the other hand has nothing but good things to say about character when it comes to the Sanders family. 

“I know what the character is there. And boy, is it great character. It is an unbelievable, winning character for sports,” Jones said. “I don’t know how many scouts have visited with me about the character of the Sanders group, but they should because it is absolutely up with the best there has ever been in the sport.”

Reactions To Sanders Going Undrafted Through Three Rounds

The story of this 2025 NFL Draft has unfortunately been a negative one, with the slide of Shedeur Sanders. NFL fans, analysts, and media members have voiced there reactions to this.

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. had Sanders as his No. 5 overall player. He is astonished at what has happended and said it is "disgusting."

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith also weighed in, showing displeasure.

Shedeur Sanders, while no doubt being disappointed in his fall in the draft, is looking at the situation with the glass half-full. Sanders has been streaming on his Twitch account the past two days.