The Dallas Cowboys officially parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy on Monday after five seasons leading the franchise. The timing of how everything unfolded was interesting as the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones now have a late start on their coaching search.

Deion Sanders is still the head coach at Colorado. He could be conceivably persuaded to coach the Dallas Cowboys, who need a new leader after parting with Mike McCarthy. That is, if the Cowboys want to do that.

Kellen Moore is reportedly a candidate to become Mike McCarthy's successor according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. While the Cowboys search has just begun, Moore is in the running for the job and he could end up as their coach for the 2025 season.

Dan Orlovsky, Stephen A. Smith and Elle Duncan discuss the possibility of Mike McCarthy becoming the head coach of the Bears.

After Saturday's wild-card loss to the Baltimore Ravens marked the Pittsburgh Steelers' sixth straight playoff loss, coach Mike Tomlin has been the center of a conversation around what the team needs to do to improve in the future.

The Chicago Bears interviewed former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith for their head coaching job

Editor's note: This story was published early Monday. Later, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Mike McCarthy is not expected to return to Dallas and is now set to become a free agent, per source. The two sides engaged in no discussions about a new deal, and McCarthy is expected to be a candidate in Chicago and New Orleans.

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith is usually taking jabs at the Dallas Cowboys, but on Tuesday he opted to go in a different direction. Smith outlined the five best candidates that the Dallas Cowboys could hire after moving on from Mike McCarthy on Monday.

The Dallas Cowboys moved on from Mike McCarthy on Monday, meaning they are in the market for a new head coach. Shortly after the news was announced it was revealed that Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders was a frontrunner for the gig, which led to an interesting prediction from Stephen A. Smith.

According to Smith, Sanders could significantly impact the Cowboys' 2025 fortunes in a positive way. He issued a championship prediction for Dallas should Sanders end up getting the nod from owner Jerry Jones in the wake of Mike McCarthy 's exit from the team.

The Dallas Cowboys parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy this week, ending a relationship that resulted in multiple playoff appearances, but the same failure to reach a conference championship since the 1990s.

Stephen A. Smith continued to make the case for the Dallas Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders. The First Take pundit pitched Sanders for the Cowboys' head coaching job during the season. Naturally, Smith pounced on reports of Jerry Jones speaking to the Colorado head coach after parting ways with Mike