Deion Sanders joins Barstool Sports after leaving NFL Network

AP – Deion Sanders is joining Barstool Sports after spending the last 14 years as an analyst and host on NFL Network, which he quit on Tuesday.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer will host a podcast called “21st and Prime,” bringing the name over from his old NFL Network television show. Sanders will also be part of an NFL pre-game show from his ranch in Dallas alongside Dave Portnoy and Dan “Big Cat” Katz, according to the announcement on Barstool’s website.

“Controversy ain’t never scared me,” Sanders said in a video. “Content distribution is where all my kids and the kids I coach get their info. Barstool, baby, is where the next generation of fans are. And guess what? I’m right where I want to be.”

Indeed, Sanders’ outspokenness should make him a good fit there. The man commonly known as “Prime Time” sparked some backlash recently for criticizing athletes who’ve opted out of playing this season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“All Players OPTING out in all sports PLEASE BELIEVE the game will go on without u,” he tweeted. “This is a business & don’t u EVER forget that. There’s NO ONE that’s bigger than the game itself. Only the ref,umps & officials are that important that u can’t play without them. NOT YOU! #Truth.”