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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.

NFL Playoffs are well underway, and there have already been a handful of upsets in the Wildcard and Divisional rounds. The NFC East’s Washington Commanders are responsible for two of those upsets.

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

According to reports from ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Cowboys have denied an interview request for McCarthy from the Chicago Bears, seemingly signaling that the team is leaning toward keeping McCarthy in place. MORE: Anonymous player shades Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones while praising Mike McCarthy

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

Caserio has drafted wide receiver Nico Collins (third round), edge rusher Will Anderson (first round), corners Derek Stingley Jr. (first round) and Kamari Lassiter (second round), safeties Calen Bullock (third round) and Jalen Pitre (second round) and other key pieces since taking over in 2021.

The key for the next Bears coach is to develop Caleb Williams, and some already have a relationship with the QB.

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 NFL coaching carousel is spinning slowly. The Jets, Saints and Bears got a head start in their searches because they fired coaches during the season. The Jaguars and Raiders joined the hunt last week. The Cowboys jumped in Monday so they have to wait to interview assistants on playoff teams because the first window passed.

With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain. The Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt. Johnson, who was Detroit’s offensive coordinator, agreed to become the Chicago Bears head coach on Monday, two days after the No. 1 seeded Lions lost to Washington.