Falcons Icon Deion Sanders Endorsed by Rams' Sean McVay as NFL Coach: 'He's a Motivator!'

Deion Sanders may not want to coach in the NFL, but the Atlanta Falcons icon could if he wanted to, according to Super Bowl champion Sean McVay.

Former Atlanta Falcons legend Deion Sanders is taking the college football world by storm.

Widely considered the greatest NFL cornerback ever, Sanders left HBCU Jackson State during the offseason to accept a Power Five gig at Colorado. "Coach Prime," as he's known, remade the Buffaloes' roster in his image, making sweeping changes through the transfer portal. Many believed that Sanders' team would struggle this season, but with big wins over TCU and Nebraska to open the season, the Buffaloes have defied those expectations.

In just his first two games, Sanders has gained a legion of fans across the country. One of those fans just so happens to be one of the best coaches in the NFL, Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams. In an interview with ESPN Los Angeles, McVay revealed that he believes Sanders could be a great coach at the NFL level.

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"Absolutely," McVay said. "Football is football. He's done a great job at a bunch of different levels. He's a motivator."

Despite McVay and others hyping up Sanders as an NFL Coach, it may not happen for a while at least. Speaking to Cowboys Country, Sanders shot down any notion of him making the jump to the professional level.

"I don't have any desire or ambition to coach in the NFL... I have a problem with men getting their checks and not doing their jobs. I would be too tough as a coach in the NFL because I still have those old-school attributes," Sanders said.

Sanders' Buffaloes, currently ranked No. 18 in the country, face the Colorado State Rams on Saturday at 10 p.m. EST.