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Michael Irvin isn't happy the Cowboys didn't hire Deion Sanders: 'We lost an opportunity here'

The Dallas Cowboys have hired Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach to replace Mike McCarthy, and one famous Cowboys alumnus isn't happy with the decision.

Michael Irvin, the Hall of Fame wide receiver who spent his entire 12-year career in Dallas, laid into his former team on Saturday in a video posted to his YouTube channel, lamenting their decision to hire someone who was already on staff instead of Irvin's top choice of Deion Sanders, another Cowboys alumnus.

"Here's my issue. We lost an opportunity here. I don't know what happened with Coach Schottenheimer and the Cowboys, but Jerry [Jones, team owner and GM] is a shrewd, shrewd businessman, and this opportunity, I'm shocked he did not see.