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.

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.

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.

He could be conceivably persuaded to coach the Dallas Cowboys, who need a new leader after parting with Mike McCarthy ... off the hypothetical hire. Stephen A. Smith offered up an answer that ...

The Dallas Cowboys moved on from Mike McCarthy on Monday ... which led to an interesting prediction from Stephen A. Smith. Sanders spent five seasons during his Hall of Fame career as a player ...

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 on Wednesday.

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.

With options thin on both sides, could Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys decide to run it back for the 2025 season?

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.

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

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.

Macdonald fired Ryan Grubb last week. The move came one day after the former University of Washington offensive coordinator finished his only season as Seattle’s OC. The Seahawks missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the first time that’s happened since the 2008-’09 seasons.