After playing coy all season about the future of Mike McCarthy and then delaying the inevitable for no comprehensible reason, Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys let their veteran head coach go. The Chicago Bears are in need of a new coach after firing Matt Eberflus and the team is interested in McCarthy.

In five years as the head coach of the Cowboys, McCarthy has led the organization to one playoff win, in 2022. Despite the struggles, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones has remained open to "moving forward" with McCarthy as the team's head coach, per Tom Pelissero .

McCarthy's five-year tenure in Dallas ends, but his overall winning record and resume are expected to draw interest across the league.

After parting ways with the Cowboys, Mike McCarthy has interviewed for the Bears head coach role. Could a return to the NFC North be coming?

The Dallas Cowboys are looking for a new head coach after they parted ways with Mike McCarthy on Monday. The two sides opted to go their separate ways and McCarthy is already in demand since he had an interview with the Chicago Bears on Wednesday.

NFL season was one to forget for the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas finished the season with a lackluster 7-10 record, which put them in third place in the NFC East and outside of playoff contention. Head coach Mike McCarthy went into the season with one year left on his contract,

After five seasons and a 49-35 record, head coach Mike McCarthy's departure from the Dallas Cowboys shakes up the entire organization.

Insider Dan Graziano of ESPN fully expects the Cowboys legend and NFL Hall of Famer to be in the mix. He's also not ruling out a potential surprise candidate currently calling plays for a bitter NFC East rival.