Reports about the Bears being keen on Mike McCarthy and certain to lose out on Ben Johnson to the Raiders all sounds premature considering what's still ahead.

The Dallas Cowboys have completed a virtual interview with Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore in the first formal step in the search to replace former coach Mike McCarthy.

McCarthy leaves looking like the bigger man. Partially because of the malaise that began to coat the Cowboys' fan base and partially because Jerry seems to again be operating on his gut as he moves forward.

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

The Chicago Bears have made an announcement about former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy amid their hiring search.

The move comes after McCarthy and the Cowboys missed the playoffs for the first time since his inaugural season in 2020.

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Moore was Dallas franchise quarterback Dak Prescott’s play-caller from 2019-2022, which included the first three years of McCarthy’s five-year tenure.

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

On the latest Scoop City podcast, reporter Dianna Russini and former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel outlined why Moore is currently " the hot name " to land the open Cowboys gig—even with speculation swirling around Colorado coach Deion Sanders.

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