Colorado HC Deion Sanders wants to add former Bucs OC to Colorado staff
A few months back, it was thought that Sanders had already added more notable names to his staff, but some recent comments from the Colorado head coach proved otherwise.
While speaking at Big 12 media days, Sanders spoke about Mike Zimmer and Byron Leftwich and his hopes that they join his coaching staff. He explained, 'Our coaching staff, this is without Byron Leftwich, which I'm praying that he does the right thing, and Mike Zimmer, we have 160 years of NFL experience, with those two added, that's 204 years of NFL experience. And I want those years.'
Leftwich has had a successful coaching career since his playing days came to a close. After being a first-round pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars, he became a notable assistant on the staff of Bruce Arians. Most notably, Leftwich was the Bucs' offensive coordinator from 2019 to 2022.
Leftwich played a role in the team getting the free agent Tom Brady, and them winning Super Bowl LV.
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