Former Cleveland Browns player Leigh Bodden thinks it's the "perfect time" to move on from head coach Kevin Stefanski ... and who should replace him?? Deion Sanders .

We caught up with the ex-defensive back ahead of Shedeur Sanders ' first start for the Orange and Brown this weekend against the Las Vegas Raiders ... and he'd love to see the father-son duo reunite in Northeast Ohio. Getty

Bodden -- who played eight seasons in the league -- praised what Coach Prime has done at the college level ... and thinks his star power would attract all kinds of talented players and coaches to Cleveland.

He went as far as to say Deion and Shedeur together could have the potential to be as great as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick were ... but the world will never know until Prime

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