The Bears originally put in the request to interview McCarthy yesterday and it didn't take the Cowboys long to deny them. Now, their sites are on another Super Bowl-winning head coach Pete Carroll.
The former Seahawks HC spent 14 seasons with the team and set the record for most career wins (137) for any coach in the franchise's history.
On top of his 2014 Super Bowl win, Carroll also won two national championships during his tenure as a head coach at USC, making him the third coach in football history to win
Chicago fired former head coach Matt Eberflus the day after Thanksgiving following a controversial loss to the Detroit Lions in which Eberflus never called a timeout that could've possibly set up a game-winning drive. The Bears fell to 4-8 after the game before finishing the season 5-12.
The Cowboys finished the 7-10 under McCarthy. He previously led them to three straight 12-5 seasons after his first year in 2020 when the team went 6-10. Dallas also has two NFC East titles (2021, 2023) with McCarthy as head coach, but no Super Bowl appearances.
Now, it looks like Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is set on McCarthy returning to Dallas for next season and possibly beyond. McCarthy is still under contract with the Cowboys until January 8th but they retain exclusive negotiating rights up until January 14th.