After parting ways with Mike McCarthy's 18 years of NFL head coaching experience, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones praises Brian Schottenheimer's "baggage."

McCarthy's overall lack of playoff success and the offense getting stale are big reasons Jerry Jones is making a coaching change.

We thought we'd take a look back at all the coaches that have led "America's Team" into competition since that very first year of action in 1960.

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

The Cowboys have moved on from Mike McCarthy and now the veteran head coach has made a decision on his future.

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy won't coach in the NFL this season with the New Orleans Saints standing as the only franchise with a head coach vacancy remaining. McCarthy was a potential candidate for the Saints, but ultimately did not interview.

McCarthy is the third high-profile candidate to pull out of the Saints' search, joining Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.

Mike McCarthy has seen his head coaching tenure with the Dallas Cowboys come to an end after five seasons. It wasn't the 2024 season the Cowboys were hoping for, falling to 7-10 overall and missing out on the playoffs for the first time in four years.

According to Tom Pelissero, former Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy has decided he’ll focus on the 2026 hiring cycle and will not coach next season. Earlier this week, it was reported the Saints were not as interested in McCarthy as things appeared earlier on.

Brian Schottenheimer carried a card in his wallet when he was still in college, inscribed with his goal at the time. Become the youngest head coach in the NFL. Didn’t quite work out that way for the son of the late coach Marty Schottenheimer,

The Cowboys have tabbed Brian Schottenheimer as their 10th head coach in franchise history. How do the previous nine stack up? Here's how we ranked them.