He was his rival. He was his teammate. Now Michael Irvin is a supporter of Deion Sanders, when it comes to the team they played for together.

On Friday night, Irvin made a pitch to Sanders to become the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Irvin didn’t say it directly. But his message about the second-year Colorado coach was unmistakable.

While sitting next to Jerry Jones during an interview during the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight in Dallas, Irvin said this: “Everyone loves Mike (Tyson), but everyone also loves and respects Jake (Paul) for what he has here done. To have the option of not following the normal route and still ending up here. You give him respect. I give him respect like I give my great guy Deion Sanders, who didn’t go the normal route. About whom I will speak later in Jerry’s ear. That’s just another thing we’re talking about.”

Jerry deftly changed the subject. But the cat is out of the bag.

Irvin wants Deion to coach the Cowboys. Jones’ football team could do a lot worse. Honestly, based on his team’s performance in 2024, that’s currently the case.