As part of the search for the franchise's next head coach, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, in a move that immediately vaulted the team to the top of the sports news cycle, interviewed Pro Football Hall of Famer and current Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders for the vacancy.

Though it dominated the news cycle for quite some time after they split with Mike McCarthy, Deion Sanders was never actually a serious candidate for the Dallas Cowboys job.

Sanders reportedly express interest in both the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys openings, per multiple reports. Sanders confirmed he spoke with Jones to ESPN. However, the Cowboys are already in the process of interviewing candidates, having completed meetings with Robert Salah and Kellen Moore for the position.

Unlike NFL teams that have to follow protocols to interview current NFL coaches, there is no such red tape to navigate when a franchise wants to chat with a college coach. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones could have Deion over to The Star, or a Starbucks, and that’s an interview.

Sanders confirmed that he spoke with Jones last week after reports surfaced connecting him to the Cowboys job.

The Dallas Cowboys’ brutal season that saw them miss the playoffs after suffering a host of injuries to their stars has been followed by an even more puzzling offseason. Despite calls throughout the campaign for head coach Mike McCarthy’s job as Dallas failed to meet expectations,

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones held court with the media following the team’s introductory press conference for new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.