Deion Sanders Shoes

Deion Sanders, AKA Coach Prime as he’s known now, served as Nike’s signature NFL athlete in the 1990s. His immense popularity during his playing career led to five editions of his Nike Air DT Trainer being released from ’93 to ’98. Though his on-field career ended in the early 2000s, their merchandising deal stayed in place until 2009, when Prime instead inked paperwork to join Under Armour.

As the 2020s started and Sanders became a walking headline as the coach of Jackson State and later Colorado, interest in his sneaker line began picking up once again. As a result, Nike and Sanders revived their relationship towards the middle of 2023. Their renewed partnership immediately paid dividends for Coach Prime’s squad, with Colorado players sharing looks at their PE Deion Sanders shoes, most clad in the jagged sawtooth design of the DT Trainer series.

Those trademark Deion Sanders shoes returned in 2024, the Nike Air DT Max Trainer ’96 coming back in OG fashion. The dawn of the 24-25 College Football season brought additionally colorways; the “Colorado Home” and two “Colorado Away” colorways landed in September, followed by the DT Max ’96 “Falcons” in November.

Following the return of that jagged-edged silhouette, Nike has moved through the catalog on close to a yearly basis: the original Diamond Turf touched down again in 2025 before the Diamond Turf 2 started its journey around Super Bowl LX in February 2026. More from the latter silhouette is expected further into the year.

Below you’ll find our latest coverage on everything at the cross section of Deion Sanders and the sneaker world, including future retro drops and release dates.