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

Jerry Jones praised now-former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy while explaining why the Dallas owner felt it was time for the two to go their separate ways.

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys officially parted ways earlier this week after the two sides failed to agree to a new contract. According

It seems as though Jerry Jones had a master plan for the Dallas Cowboys head coaching position, which was surely flawless in his mind. NFL insider Jane Slater s

Jerry Jones was not expecting Mike McCarthy to walk away from the Dallas Cowboys. On Tuesday, NFL Network reporter Jane Slater reported Jones was expecting to continue discussions on a contract with McCarthy when the veteran head coach decided to walk away.

The Cowboys' split with coach Mike McCarthy will have wide-ranging effects felt beyond Dallas. Who were the biggest winners and losers of the move?

McCarthy leaves looking like the bigger man. Partially because of the malaise that began to coat the Cowboys' fan base and partially because Jerry seems to again be operating on his gut as he moves forward.

Mike McCarthy is out as the Dallas Cowboys head coach, and his decision to walk away reportedly surprised Jerry Jones. As McCarthy and the Cowboys

Jerry Jones loves a handful of things, most notably himself and attention, so the Dallas Cowboys' farewell to Mike McCarthy was very on brand.

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.

So, it should be no surprise that instead of starting with a standard list of top coordinators — it was big names and franchise legends that first started leaking out.

Colorado coach and former NFL star Deion Sanders has made plenty of headlines as a potential candidate for the Dallas Cowboys head coaching job. But another former Cowboys defensi