On Sunday, it felt like the Cowboys were keeping McCarthy. By Monday morning, the tenor in Frisco had changed. Welcome to working for Jerry Jones — which coach will learn that next? And could it be Deion Sanders?

By keeping McCarthy dangling for over a week, the Cowboys are a week behind other teams searching for a coach.

The Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy did not agree to a contract extension as the two sides will part ways, the team confirmed Monday.

Twenty years after he polished off his career as arguably the best cornerback of all time, Deion Sanders could be on the verge of returning to the NFL as a head coach. In the aftermath of Mike McCarthy 's departure from the Dallas Cowboys, the Colorado head coach has emerged as the betting favorite to replace him.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough, Mass., was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

DALLAS — Mike McCarthy is not expected to return as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, WFAA has confirmed Monday. ESPN insider Adam Schefter first reported that McCarthy and the Cowboys "engaged in no discussions about a new deal" and that McCarthy is now expected to be a candidate for the open coaching positions in New Orleans and Chicago.

After five seasons in Dallas, former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is moving on. Could he be headed for Chicago next?

Overall, McCarthy leaves the Cowboys after earning a 50-36 record (playoffs included), three postseason appearances, two NFC East titles, and one lone Wild Card win – albeit over Tom Brady’s Buccaneers in his last game ever.

The Dallas Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy will not come to terms on a new contract and will part ways, adding a new wrinkle to the Chicago Bears’ coaching search.

Law enforcement officials stand ready to safeguard next month's Super Bowl in New Orleans, the lead federal coordinator for the NFL championship said on Tuesday, after the New Year's Day attack in the city that killed 14 people and injured dozens more.

The Chicago Bears believe they have their star quarterback, and now they are searching for the right head coach. Matt Eberflus was fired after a 4-8 start to the season, but things didn't really get much better for Chicago,