Deion Sanders, Jerry Jones discussing Dallas Cowboys opening

Deion Sanders and Jerry Jones have been in discussions about the Dallas Cowboys head-coaching opening, according to Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports and confirmed by others on the NFL beat.

The discussions are informal and in the preliminary stages, the reports say, but are expected to continue.

Sanders, of course, played for the Cowboys from 1995-99 and settled in the Dallas area after retiring in 2005. He remained in contact with Cowboys brass through his position on NFL Network, and cut his teeth in coaching in the Dallas area before his meteoric jump to Jackson State and then to Colorado. 

Sanders has previously denied having any interest in coaching at the NFL level, and most recently said he would only be open to do so if he could continue to coach his son Shedeur. 

“The only way I would consider (it) is to coach my sons," he said last week. 

Shedeur Sanders is expected to be off the board before the Cowboys select at No. 12 in this spring's draft and, even if he's not, Jones inked Dak Prescott to a $240 million extension in September. 

However, none other than Michael Irvin insisted back in November that a "great source" told him Sanders would take the job if offered. 

Monday night Deion spoke with ESPN offering the following on the situation.

Stay tuned.