Deion Sanders Denies Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson’s Request To Join Colorado Coaching Staff

“You don’t want to do that. You ain't dedicated like that," Coach Prime reminds Ochocinco.

Sometimes, you just have to stay quiet if you don’t want to hear the truth. Case in point, former NFL player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson asked Deion Sanders if he could be an assistant receiver coach on his Colorado Buffaloes football team.

Without missing a step, Coach Prime promptly turned him down and told him he was not “dedicated like that” and reminded Johnson, “I know you!”

The quick yet funny discussion occurred on the “Nightcap” podcast, which typically features former NFL players Shannon Sharpe, Ochocinco, and former NBA player Gilbert Arenas. But, in this episode, Deion Sanders was on the mic, minus Arenas. During the conversation, Ochocinco asked if he could join the staff of Coach Prime’s team. Former NFL player Warren Sapp recently joined the staff, so apparently, Ochocinco believes he could also work with the coach.

“You don’t want to do that. You ain’t dedicated like that,” Prime retorts. “You’re not dedicated like that to coach; you’re dedicated to play, but you ain’t dedicated to coach. You ain’t like that… I would bring you in as an analyst, but you ain’t going to be there every day. I know you! You DO know I know you!”

As Ochocinco tries to convince him that he would be dedicated to coaching, Prime cuts him off and calls him a liar. The former Cincinnati Bengals player even offered to move from Miami to live in Boulder, Colorado, to prove he could be dedicated. But Prime is not having it. “That’s a lie!”

The more they discussed it, the more adamant Prime became about not hiring Ochocinco, leading to laughs from the three former athletes on the show.

Ochocinco asked coach prime if he can give him a job as WR coach at Colorado & he said no 😂😂😂😂😂

🎥: @NightcapShow_ pic.twitter.com/uuTxJDB3pA

— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) December 18, 2023

Although the school’s program got off to a great start, the team still ended up in last place in the PAC-12 division but improved upon its 1-11 record of last season to end at 4-8.