How much did Deion Sanders make while playing football? All you need to know

Deion Sanders, fondly known as Coach Prime, was once known as Prime Time during his time as an NFL and MLB player because of the sheer entertainment factor that he provided.

He started his career at Florida State before being drafted in 1989 by the Atlanta Falcons. Prime Time made history when he scored a touchdown and hit a home run during the same week.

He won the Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys in 1995 and 1996. Sanders retired in 2005 with the Baltimore Ravens and is still the only athlete to have appeared in both the Super Bowl and World Series.

Now, Sanders is serving as the college football head coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. However, fans have been curious to learn how much he earned during his NFL career.

How much did Deion Sanders make while playing football?

Former Dallas Cowboys CB Deion Sanders

As per Spotrac figures, Deion Sanders racked up a mammoth $33,568,331 in career earnings across 14 seasons in the NFL. The cornerback played with five different teams in the league including the Falcons, 49ers, Cowboys, Washington Commanders and Ravens.

Sanders ended his NFL career with eight All-Star honors and six First-Team All-Pro honors. He also won two Super Bowl titles.

Sanders also earned an estimated $13.2 million during his nine seasons as an MLB player.

The Deion Sanders influence

Deion Sanders has amassed a healthy reputation as a charismatic man and he has wielded it severally as coach of Jackson State and now Colorado.

USA Today recently revealed that Deion Sanders had renewed his contract with Amazon for his documentary "Coach Prime". The unusual aspect of the deal is that Colorado does not pocket any percentage of the earnings from it.

Steve Hurlbert, the university spokesperson, commented on the unusual nature of the deal.

"The exposure of hiring Coach Prime has already paid dividends in the form of record-breaking ticket and merchandise sales, and we are confident the documentary will only increase these ‘Prime Effect’ impacts throughout the university."

USA Today further revealed aspects of the deal.

"The deal turns the athletic department into a part-time film production business on the side and says the producer, SMAC Productions, shall participate in weekly meetings about the project with the Colorado athletic director or his designees. In addition to these meetings, the producer is to “meaningfully consult” with CU staff about content of each episode of the series."

College football insider Joel Klatt summarized the influence wielded by Deion Sanders after he joined Colorado and flipped the roster.

"Deion is a refrigerator, he's not the glass of milk in the room. The glass of milk is going to turn into whatever temperature the room it's in, Deion is going to turn everything around him into his temperature. He is the Sun, he is the gravity, he's the magnet. This is what's so great about him."

The Colorado Buffaloes had a bright start to the season but are currently eighth in the Pac-12 with a 4-3 record. They recently suffered a narrow 46-43 overtime loss against Stanford in their last outing.

Nonetheless, Sanders and the Buffaloes will be looking to get back to winning ways when they travel to face the UCLA Bruins on Saturday, Oct. 28.