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The Truth Inside Deion's Infamous 30,000-SF Mansion For Sale in Dallas

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Mike Fisher | Last updated Apr 30, 2025 7:25 PM ET

FRISCO - Consider this one of those "boots on the ground'' stories when it comes to the Dallas Cowboys.

Around the country, various websites are writing about how ...

1 - "Deion Sanders is selling his 29,220-square-foot mansion.''

And ...

2 - That "the beautiful home is an architectural masterpiece.''

Yeah ...

Not so much.

It is true that the Prosper property is 29,220 square feet, and that it comes with a private 8-acre "stocked pond'' and dock, with indoor and outdoor pools, with an indoor basketball court and with an indoor mini-football field, with a two-lane bowling alley, with a barber shop and with a 14-bay garage, all perched on nearly 6 acres.

It is also true that back in 1999, when Sanders built the mansion, it was the talk of the town due to its size and ... well, it's gaudiness.

And even in 2017, it was being listed for $14.5 million.

But now?

Yes, it is up for sale. But, no, Sanders - the iconic Dallas Cowboys football Hall of Famer - no longer owns it. And he hasn't owned it for years.

Indeed, the property is rather infamous in real estate circles around here in part because it sat vacant for a long time ("they let it go to waste,'' one Realtor tells us) and in part because it has changed hands often, with the involved parties almost always in disputes over who owes what.

And today, those pretty photos you see circulating?

The property doesn't look like that anymore.

Once, Sanders built the biggest-house-in-Texas estate "way out there.'' Now it butts up against "regular homes'' (lovely though they are) and a Kroger.

And along the way? Controversy and bills gone unpaid. (Color us shocked!)

The home was auctioned away for $4 million in 2014 when Sanders was in the midst of a legal battle with ex-wife Pilar Sanders. But somehow that deal never got done ... Then came another buyer but a lawsuit against Sanders for allegedly not paying the Realtor.

Then came years of the home sitting vacant and unattended to. So ...

When you ask locals and Realtors for their thoughts on it, as it's now for sale for $5.5 million?

"It's an eyesore, all weeds,'' says one.

"It's a hideous pile of gaudy junk - a dump,' says another.

As one Realtor told us: "Given its history and the property's condition itself, I'm surprised any agency would even bother take it on.''

The truth is in the details of the listing, which reads, "This estate is being sold as-is and presents a rare opportunity for the next visionary owner to restore it to its original fame and grandeur. A true Lone Star treasure, this home is a bold testament to the saying, “Everything is Bigger and Better in Texas.”

"As is'' and "restore'' are, of course, code words.

And “Everything is Bigger and Better in Texas''? This house is bigger. But anybody who lives around here knows it ain't better.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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