"Vrabel would want this job - 100 percent,'' Belt said this week. "He would want the Cowboys job." McCarthy's contract expires on January 14 after Sunday's Week 18 game against Washington here at AT&T Stadium. The coach has expressed a desire to stay on here with a contract extension.

NASHVILLE - Mike Vrabel has officially been announced as the 16th head coach of the New England Patriots after spending six seasons with the Tennessee Titans. Vrabel was fired by Tennessee after a 6-11 finish in 2023 despite clinching three consecutive playoff births and an making appearance in the AFC Championship Game.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough, Mass., was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

Dallas' exclusive negotiating window with McCarthy runs until Jan. 14. Will Jerry Jones let him interview elsewhere or extend his deal?

DALLAS — Mike McCarthy is not expected to return as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, WFAA has confirmed Monday. ESPN insider Adam Schefter first reported that McCarthy and the Cowboys "engaged in no discussions about a new deal" and that McCarthy is now expected to be a candidate for the open coaching positions in New Orleans and Chicago.

"I'm telling you,'' Belt said, "Vrabel has told people for a year that he would be interested in Dallas.'' Mike Fisher - as a newspaper beat writer and columnist and on radio and TV, where he is ...

The hiring cycle in the NFL is about to really get rolling. Ben Johnson is available after the Detroit Lions were stunned Saturday night. Will he pick the Chicago Bears?

The Bears have confirmed interviewing 15 candidates, a list highlighted by Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel, who got the job in New England.

After a 5-12, last-place season that included 10 consecutive losses and the in-season firings of coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Chicago Bears are now embarking on a search to hire the franchise’s next head coach.

After a 7-10 season, the Dallas Cowboys are searching for a new head coach.Various reports revealed Monday that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys are parting ways with Mike McCarthy, who will become a coaching free agent and pursue other options.

He is the eighth known candidate Las Vegas has asked to interview. 11:58 a.m.: The Tennessee Titans are hiring the Chiefs’ Mike Borgonzi as their general manager. Raiders’ candidates Jon-Eric Sullivan and John Spytek were among six finalists for the job.