{"id":11902,"date":"2023-01-29T01:11:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T01:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/deion-sanders-adds-veteran-nfl-coach-to-colorado-staff\/"},"modified":"2023-01-29T01:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T01:11:21","slug":"deion-sanders-adds-veteran-nfl-coach-to-colorado-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/deion-sanders-adds-veteran-nfl-coach-to-colorado-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Deion Sanders adds veteran NFL coach to Colorado staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former NFL coach Mike Zimmer is heading to Colorado to join the coaching staff of first-year Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Sanders confirmed the news in a video posted to Thee Pregame Show&#8217;s YouTube channel, which said Zimmer was also &#8220;coming by the way,&#8221; and teased the idea of \u200b\u200bothers joining his staff. It also highlighted Zimmer&#8217;s knowledge of the game and his ability to interact with young athletes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;Forget the title. They know this game, they know kids, and they were able to make great decisions with kids and young men in mind,&#8221; Sanders said in the video. &#8220;So what I admire most is figuring out how to establish relationships with these young men.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>Zimmer joined Sanders&#8217; staff in Colorado after helping him be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during his tenure as a football coach at Jackson State University. Zimmer worked as an analyst ahead of his 2022 season for the Tigers.  JSU finished his SWAC last season with his 12-1 and his 8-0, making him the first undefeated regular in show history, his second consecutive SWAC title, and his run to the Celebration Bowl. recorded his second appearance.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>Prior to JSU, he was Sanders&#8217; defensive back coach with the Cowboys from 1995-99. The duo helped Dallas win Super Bowl XXX against the Steelers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>Zimmer last spent eight years as Vikings head coach, posting a 74-59-1 record and making the playoffs three times, including a trip to the 2017 NFC Championship Game.  , following a second consecutive losing season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/template\" id=\"facebookPixel1103097776498609\">!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()\n{n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}\n;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n(function(){\n    fbq('init', '1103097776498609');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    var contentId = 'ci02b6876f30002645';\n    if (contentId !== '') {\n        fbq('track', 'ViewContent', {content_ids: [contentId], content_type: 'product'});\n    }\n})();<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiXWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNpLmNvbS9jb2xsZWdlLzIwMjMvMDEvMjkvZGVpb24tc2FuZGVycy1hZGRzLXZldGVyYW4tbmZsLWNvYWNoLXRvLWNvbG9yYWRvcy1zdGFmZtIBYmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNpLmNvbS8uYW1wL2NvbGxlZ2UvMjAyMy8wMS8yOS9kZWlvbi1zYW5kZXJzLWFkZHMtdmV0ZXJhbi1uZmwtY29hY2gtdG8tY29sb3JhZG9zLXN0YWZm?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Former NFL coach Mike Zimmer is heading to Colorado to join the coaching staff of first-year Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders. 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