Deion Sanders Signs New Contract
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If any school or NFL team wants to poach Sanders away from Colorado, they would need to pay the amount above, depending on the year.
From Yahoo Sports
After two years with Colorado, head football coach Deion Sanders has landed five years of significant financial security.
From NBC Sports
Sanders most notably received reported interest from the Dallas Cowboys in the last coaching cycle.
From CBSSports.com
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Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders signed a massive 5-year, $54 million extension on Friday. The new deal through 2029 will make him the highest-paid coach in the Big 12 and currently fourth in the nation.
Football legend Deion Sanders' first signature Nike shoes are dropping in Dallas Cowboys colors on October 31, 2025.
Deion Sanders vowed to put CU Buffs football back on the national map. Now it looks as if he and the administration are serious about keeping them there.
It’s an earnings stratosphere that’s as small as it is elite — a subset that as of Saturday included Coach Prime; Georgia’s Kirby Smart, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, Ohio State’s Ryan Day, Texas’ Steve Sarkisian, USC’s Lincoln Riley, Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer, North Carolina’s Bill Belichick, and, if we’re counting deferred money, Oregon’s Dan Lanning.
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The University of Colorado is making the switch from natural grass to artificial turf ahead of the 2025 college football season. According to KDVR's Morgan Whitley, the University of Colorado athletics department confirmed the forthcoming change to Folsom Field on Friday, adding that the installation of turf is expected to cost about $1 million.
The contract raises Sanders' salary to $10 million this year, making him one of the 10 highest-paid coaches in the country.
Here's a look at the buyout in Sanders' new extension: Sanders' buyout as of December 2024 was $14 million, per USA Today's database — the 41st-highest in FBS.