1/13/2025
“America’s Team” is reportedly hiring.
After five seasons, head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys are going their separate ways, according to multiple reports. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was the first to detail the split.
CNN has reached out to the Cowboys for comment.
McCarthy was in the final year of his contract and failed to guide the team to a playoff spot this past season after finishing with a 7-10 record – winning just two home games.
Dallas struggled in the playoffs during his time in charge, losing three times and winning once.
McCarthy was under the spotlight immediately after his fourth season a year ago came to an abrupt end. An inexperienced Green Bay Packers beat Dallas in a wild-card playoff game in front of the home fans.
Days after the loss, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stood behind the head coach, saying, “Mike’s career has demonstrated postseason success at a high level, and we have great confidence that can continue.”
Before his time in Big D, McCarthy led the Packers as their head coach for 12-plus years – leading them to eight consecutive playoffs and a Super Bowl XLV victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011 at AT&T Stadium – the home of the Cowboys.
Dallas named McCarthy the franchise’s ninth head coach in January 2020. He earned a 49-35 regular-season record, including three straight 12-win seasons.
Dallas joins five other NFL teams seeking a head coach along with the Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders.
The New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel, their former player and former Tennessee Titans head coach, as their new head coach on Sunday.