Jerry Jones and the Cowboys released a lengthy statement after it was announced that Mike McCarthy will not be returning as head coach.

By keeping McCarthy dangling for over a week, the Cowboys are a week behind other teams searching for a coach.

Minute-by-minute, story-by-story, we will report on what's going on here inside The Star and around the NFL in our Cowboys Coaching Carousel.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is under a lot of pressure this offseason. The Cowboys are fresh off missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season and haven't made it past the divisional round of the playoffs since the 1995 season.

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.

For most of the season, it was assumed that the Cowboys would be looking for a new coach. Late in the year, owner and G.M. Jerry Jones seemed to be warming up to the idea of keeping Mike McCarthy around.

After declining the Chicago Bears's request to interview Mike McCarthy for their head coach vacancy, the common consensus was that the Dallas Cowboys planned on retaining his services.

Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys are headed in different directions. Owner Jerry Jones confirmed the split with McCarthy as head coach after three playoff appearances in five seasons. Jones, the team's owner and general manager,

In recent days, reports have surfaced that Jerry Jones is interested in Deion Sanders for the Dallas Cowboys, and now the head coach has reportedly made his decision on whether to join the NFC East club this year.