Top 2026 NFL head coaching candidates: Mike McCarthy, Kliff Kingsbury among big names set to be available
Source: Mike McCarthy not planning to coach in NFL this year
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Mike McCarthy pulls out of Saints' head-coaching search, revealing clear favorite to land the job
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Mike McCarthy tells Saints no, so coaching search is down to Kellen Moore: Dattitude, Ep. 338
Were Mickey Loomis and McCarthy playing a game of chicken and Saints lost, or is Moore (or someone else) the real target, anyway?
NFL Rumors: Eagles' Kellen Moore Is 'Favorite' for Saints HC Job with McCarthy Out
With Kliff Kingsbury returning to the Washington Commanders and Mike McCarthy reportedly pulling his name out of contention for the New Orleans
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And now Mike McCarthy has pulled himself out of the Saints head coach search
Mike McCarthy has pulled himself out of the Saints head coach search. NFL Network reports he’s taking the year off and will look for work in 2026:
Ex-Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy backs out of 2025 hiring window
Former Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy does not plan to coach this year. The New Orleans Saints are the only team still looking to hire a head coach, with six other franchises previously filling their vacancies.
Former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy reportedly removes name from Saints search, to sit out 2025
Mike McCarthy will remain a free agent through the 2025 season.
Mike McCarthy Removes Himself From Saints Head Coaching Race
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the former Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers headman removed himself from the New Orleans Saints head coaching race last night. McCarthy’s intentions will now be on the 2026 head coaching cycle.
Mike McCarthy Out Of Consideration For Saints Head Coach Position
Reports late Tuesday night surfaced that Mike McCarthy is no longer in consideration for the New Orleans Saints head coaching vacancy. McCarthy, 61, had been th
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Mike McCarthy makes surprising decision in relation to Saints coaching search
Does anyone want to coach the New Orleans Saints? The former Dallas Cowboys coach decided he will focus on the 2026 hiring cycle, according a report from the NFL Network.
Saints Coaching Search Reportedly No Longer Accepting New Interviews
According of Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football, the Saints have "no plans to interview anyone else," for the opening and are down to candidates: New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Underhill also shared that Moore is the leader in the clubhouse:
Cowboys' Jerry Jones Reacts To Michael Irvin's Brutal Deion Sanders Criticism
I’m not giving up my fight. You’re gonna ride by here again in another year or two if this thing don’t work out again, and my song will still be singing like a young Diana Ross: Deion! All the way.'' - Michael Irvin on the Cowboys not hiring coach Sanders.
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Stephen Jones defends Brian Schottenheimer hire with bizarre Andy Reid comparison
The Dallas Cowboys are headed into a new era under Brian Schottenheimer, formally introduced Monday as the team’s head coach. No, Schottenheimer wasn’t a hot name this hiring cycle, nor has he ever been a head coach.