The Cowboys and their coach are parting ways after a losing season that followed on the heels of a string of playoff disappointments.

The Dallas Cowboys are starting over with a new head coach yet again and one of the team's former stars believes Dan Quinn's success in Washington helped lead to the decision.

The Chicago Bears announced Wednesday that the team had completed an interview with McCarthy just two days after he parted ways with Dallas.

The Dallas Cowboys announced Monday that they could not reach a contract extension agreement with Mike McCarthy.

DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said in a statement Monday. Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. The team’s search for its next coach begins immediately, he says.

The Dallas Cowboys are shaking up their coaching staff even further after the abrupt departure of head coach Mike McCarthy. According to NFL Insider Jordan Schultz, "Sources: The #Titans are hiring former #Cowboys STC John Fassel as their new Special Teams Coordinator.

Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy appeared to be a front-runner for the Chicago Bears head coaching gig, but the team ultimately went a different way.

Mike McCarthy wasted no time moving on from the Dallas Cowboys. The Super Bowl-winning coach has at least two NFC teams interested in his services. Shortly after McCarthy agreed to part ways with the Cowboys,