Details have emerged on how the McCarthy talks went south, the Cowboys OL gives the NFC a win, Cam Newton’s tank plan to get Arch to Dallas.

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy does not plan to coach this year. The New Orleans Saints are the only team still looking to hire a head coach, with six other franchises previously filling their vacancies.

Weeks after being unable to come to a contract agreement with the Cowboys, Mike McCarthy has decided he will not coach in the NFL in 2025 and will instead focus on the 2026 hiring cycle, per NFL Network.

After careful consideration, Mike McCarthy has made a decision on his future. The former Dallas Cowboys ' head coach has decided to forego coaching in the NFL next season, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. MORE: Cowboys' VP Will McClay emphasizes organizational alignment with Brian Schottenheimer

Mike McCarthy has pulled himself out of the Saints head coach search. NFL Network reports he’s taking the year off and will look for work in 2026:

It was always about control. Always has been, always will be, for as long as Jerry Jones has a breath in his body and a pulse in his trigger finger. The Dallas

Mike McCarthy has decided against coaching in 2025, removing himself as a candidate to fill the NFL’s last remaining head coaching vacancy with the New Orleans Saints.

Cowboys and their stadium shut out of Super Bowls, Mavericks surviving without Luka Doncic, Texas Rangers' Spring in the air and pretending to be humbled, all in this week's DFW sports notebook.

The Dallas Cowboys are bringing back tight ends coach Lunda Wells, the first holdover officially joining Brian Schottenheimer’s staff after the club parted ways with Mike McCarthy.

So what was the sticking point as the Cowboys’ Jerry Jones and coach Mike McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways?

Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is coaching in the Super Bowl this week in New Orleans. He's also going to be asked again and again about the Saints' head coaching job.