How much is Colorado coach Deion Sanders' buyout in 2025 and beyond?

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Deion Sanders got a massive payday from Colorado this offseason with the Buffaloes giving Coach Prime a five-year, $54 million contract to keep him in Boulder.

But college and NFL fans may be more interested in a different number listed in Sanders' new contract: what it would cost for Sanders to leave the Big 12 program. Throughout Sanders' stint with the Buffs — and Jackson State before then — there's always been a lingering question of whether or not bigger name brands would come calling for him.

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Would Sanders alma mater, Florida State, try to poach him? Would he try to follow his sons to the NFL? Or what if the Buffaloes bottom out now that Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders are off to the pros? Well, now we know how much money is at stake in any of those scenarios play out.

Here's a look at the buyout in Sanders' new extension:

Deion Sanders’ buyout numbers:

2025: $12 million
2026: $10 million
2027: $6 million
2028: $4 million
2029: $3 million

— Scott Procter (@ScottProcter_) March 28, 2025

Sanders' buyout as of December 2024 was $14 million, per USA Today's database — the 41st-highest in FBS.

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