the Dallas CowboysThe search is underway for the franchise's next head coach.
On Monday, longtime Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones confirmed that the organization and coach Mike McCarthy Mutually agreed on partial routes. “Before getting to the point of contract negotiations, it became mutually clear that it would be best for each of us to go in a different direction. I thank Mike and wish him, his wife Jessica and their family the best. They have done so.” “He's been a great part of our community here,” Jones said in the statement obtained by ESPN.
After news of McCarthy's departure emerged, speculation arose about a possible replacement for him. During advance coverage of Monday's wild-card round game between Los Angeles Rams And the Minnesota Vikings, ESPN reported that the former Cowboys star tight end was under consideration for the head coaching position.
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Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten smiles on the sideline during a Los Angeles Rams game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 15, 2019. (Matthew Emmons – USA Today Sports)
“They can do a search here to try to find the next coach for the Dallas Cowboys.” Adam Schefter said During the broadcast of “Monday Night Countdown” on ESPN.
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“Obviously he's new, he's just getting started. We'll see what that brings them. There's a lot of names floating around there. I think at some point they could have some level in Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. And possibly even Jason Witten , a great franchise ever, but this is very preliminary and we will eventually see where Jerry Jones goes in his search, but the Cowboys are in the market for a new head coach.
Jason Witten, an Elizabeth alumnus and former Tennessee State and Dallas Cowboy recruit, watches from the sidelines during the BlueCross Bowl between Tullahoma and Elizabethton at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, on Dec. 4, 2021. (Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel/USA Today Network)
Witten was drafted by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He spent all he had except one NFL seasons With excellence. Witten initially retired after the 2017 season, spending some time in the ESPN broadcast booth. But he eventually returned to the Cowboys in 2019.
He remains the franchise's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards. Witten last appeared in an NFL game with las vegas raiders In 2020.
Since parting ways with McCarthy, another former Cowboys star player has also been linked to the vacant coaching position – Deion Sanders.
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders faces Texas Tech in a Big 12 game on Nov. 9, 2024 at Jones AT&T Stadium. (Stephen Garcia/Avalanche Journal/USA Today Network via Imagine Images)
Sanders, who won a Super Bowl with the Cowboys during his five-year stint with the team, currently serves as the head football coach. In Colorado.
Jerry Jones and Jason Witten attend Netflix Live: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Sarah Steer/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)
If Sanders eventually lands in the Dallas-Forth Worth Metroplex, his arrival would align with one of the new coaches hired by Jones. Jason Garrett was the head coach of the Cowboys from 2010 to 2019. He was primarily the backup quarterback to Troy Aikman from 1993 to 1999.
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The Cowboys are looking to reset themselves after finishing last regular season with a 7-10 record. Starting quarterback Dak Prescott He missed the last nine games with a hamstring injury.
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