Former #Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy has decided to focus on the 2026 hiring cycle and will not coach in the NFL this season, sources tell me and @RapSheet. McCarthy, who has made the playoffs 12 times in 18 seasons, is expected to be a strong candidate a year from now. pic.twitter.com/Vr8mMijIkq

New head coach Brian Schottenheimer and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones answered questions on Monday about the hire and the teams efforts moving forward.

McCarthy, whose contract expired with the Cowboys and wasn't signed to an extension, will sit out the 2025 season, according to NFL Media's Tom Pelissero. McCarthy removed his name from consideration for the New Orleans Saints' vacancy. The Saints are the last team to have a head coaching job open this offseason.

The first question was about why Jones hired Schottenheimer as head coach. Ten minutes of emotional rambling later, the tone was set, and it felt familiar to anyone who's followed the Cowboys in recent decades.

Once dominant on championship Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys are again - for the 29th consecutive year - only a sad spectator.

Both the Dallas Cowboys & Houston Texans have seen their share of great Pro Bowlers. Emmitt Smith, Larry Allen, Bob Lilly, Deion Sanders, CeeDee Lamb/ J.J. Watt, Andre Johnson, DeAndre Johnson, Matt Schaub...these names are just a few famous Pro Bowlers for the Cowboys & the Texans.

There have been 35 head coaches that won a Super Bowl. Just four of those won Super Bowls after their seventh season with their organization.

Brian Schottenheimer carried a card in his wallet when he was still in college, inscribed with his goal at the time.

As Super Bowl 59 nears, here's a countdown of the 59 greatest teams to play on Super Sunday. Guess what? Not all are champions.

We don’t know and never will know how Brian would have fared if his last name was Smith instead of Schottenheimer. And that makes the new Dallas Cowboy football coach a risk.

Jerry Jones passed on outside options to make his offensive coordinator a first-time head coach. Here's how it happened.