Report: Cowboys to interview Kellen Moore virtually on Friday :: Cowboys Wire
The Cowboys are set to get reacquainted with their former backup quarterback/QB coach/offensive coordinator in a virtual interview on Friday. Once thought to be in the process of being groomed for the head coach’s office, he’ll now get the chance to show that a year spent in Los Angeles and another in Philadelphia have prepared him for a return to Dallas and that exact promotion.
As Cowboys request interview with Kellen Moore, you’ll want to understand Jerry Jones’ past with Sean Payton :: Yahoo Sports
Sean Payton was always one of the ones that got away, in 2006, for Jerry Jones. It may help explain why Jason Garrett stayed so long and even why Jones went above and beyond to hold onto Dan Quinn. And it may give Moore the edge in talks with the team now. Execs who have interviewed Moore call him “super impressive” and almost universally believe “he’s going to be a head coach some day.” Jones may not want to let that day come with some other club.
Is Kellen Moore a viable candidate for Cowboys head coach, or is he just familiar? :: Dallas Morning News
Some fans would see a Moore tenure as a return to stability and familiarity; others view the very possibility as just more vanilla-flavored mediocrity. He’s creative and collaborative, but he’s also a mild personality and should come relatively cheap. But whether any of that makes him the frontrunner this time around is anybody’s guess.
Cowboys to interview former Vikings head coach with lengthy NFL resume :: Cowboys Wire
Leslie Frazier won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Bears’ legendary 1985 defense. He won another as an assistant in Indianapolis, part of a long coaching career that saw him in the top job in Minnesota for three-plus seasons. Frazier has not been a head coach since 2013, but he’s been active on the interview circuit for years and comes with a wealth of experience at numerous stops.
Saleh to interview in Arlington on Saturday after speaking with Raiders :: Josina Anderson
Coach Prime, Colorado at odds over ‘additional money’ amid NFL interest? :: SI.com
Reports out of Boulder suggest that Sanders approached the school’s athletic director for more money “for NIL and his staff,” but Coach Prime was “met with some resistance.” It’s already said Sanders would “almost certainly” take the Cowboys job if it were offered to him, suggesting the conversation with Jerry Jones wasn’t just about creating leverage in his current gig. Colorado closing its purse strings may make him even more willing to make a move.
Jason Witten declines comment on Cowboys’ head coaching opening :: ProFootballTalk
Witten declined comment this week when asked about his name being in the mix for the Cowboys’ head coaching job, but he did acknowledge the “intrigue” of the situation. Rumors persist that the former tight end is being eyed for an unspecified role on the coaching staff, even if it’s not the top spot.
Former Patriots player says Dallas Cowboys job would be enticing for ex-NFL coach Bill Belichick :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Belichick apparently has yet to actually sign his UNC contract, so former Patriot Rob Ninkovich says, “I’m never going to say never” when it comes to the notion of the storied coach taking the reins in Dallas. “It’s the Dallas Cowboys, they’re America’s team, the history,” said Ninkovich. “You have a receiver, you’ve got a crazy pass rusher, and you have the ability to come in and potentially just use your knowledge to maximize the potential of the team. Of all the teams, I think Dallas would be the most interesting and enticing team to go to.”
Here’s 5 ways the Cowboys already screwed up their head coaching search :: Cowboys Wire
Jerry Jones loves the drama, but he also has a habit of making a mess with them. He clearly kept Mike McCarthy a year too long… but then he didn’t extend him either, leaving him a lame duck all season long. Then he waited too long- for no reason- to finally let the axe fall. Reaching out to Deion Sanders and letting Jason Witten’s name surface has only muddied the waters… all in the name of capturing headlines. All of it makes the Cowboys look like a very unserious franchise.
In a Jerry Jones driven split from the Cowboys, Mike McCarthy came out as the winner :: Yahoo Sports
Despite the flaws that made him expendable in Dallas, McCarthy’s stock seems to have actually risen around the rest of the league for his tumultuous time spent with the Cowboys. He went in as a recycled head coaching hire who was almost universally panned in 2020, then got the team back onto a winning track that made a Super Bowl window at least attainable, even if it was never seized upon in his tenure. Now he departs Dallas as a genuinely coveted high-end asset on the head coaching market. He’s now more Jimmy Johnson than Jason Garrett, and that may be McCarthy’s biggest win of all.
Bears reportedly rolled out the red carpet for Mike McCarthy :: SI.com
The Bears apparently used “private accommodations” to fly McCarthy to town on Wednesday, a detail described as a “departure from previous team protocol.” Another report stated that things went so well that McCarthy stayed the night in Chicago “and then went home earlier” Thursday.
Former Cowboys coach drops his own credentials during latest hiring cycle :: Wade Phillips
What’s Next? Backup TE role is heating up in Dallas :: The Mothership
Jake Ferguson seems to have locked down the starting spot at tight end (despite a down year in 2024). Luke Schoonmaker stepped up his involvement in Year Two, but that may be because John Stephens Jr. was unable to stay healthy. He could push for playing time, but Brevyn Spann-Ford and Princeton Fant put some good things on tape, too.
2025 NFL Mock Draft, Rounds 1 and 2: How high does Travis Hunter go? Which teams take QBs? :: The Athletic
Draft guru Dane Brugler likes Dallas to look for a CeeDee Lamb complement in the first round, selecting wide receiver Luther Burden III of Missouri, who he calls “a running back after the catch.” (But they bypass Ashton Jeanty, an actual running back, to do it.) They get their backfield boost in the second round, though, with another Ohio State ball carrier, TreyVeyon Henderson.
