Dallas needs a new football coach and owner Jerry Jones is at least kicking the tires on Deion Sanders. After parting ways with Mike McCarthy following five seasons without a playoff run, owner Jerry Jones spoke with Sanders about the coaching opening. Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports was first to report the news, calling Coach Prime a “top candidate.”

After the Dallas Cowboys let former head coach Mike McCarthy’s contract expire today, many began to speculate on who would get an interview for one of the most notorious roles in the NFL. Would it be former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll?

Taking a look at three former Dallas Cowboys players who are real candidates for the Dallas Cowboys head coaching job.