So “Big Mike” lieutenant Brian Schottenheimer is the new Cowboys coach … while McCarthy is left sitting out a year until he gets another crack on the NFL Coach Carousel.

Black Monday has come and gone, and now NFL teams will start filling their head coach vacancies. Who will be next in line to step into those openings? Let’s run through the top options that might be hired by teams in need of a coach this offseason.

The race for the Chicago Bears head coaching job is reportedly between two candidates. On The Herd, Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz reported that Mike McCarthy

None of the other teams that have head coach openings seem to be as interested in Mike McCarthy as the Chicago Bears.

New details about the Chicago Bears' interview with veteran Mike McCarthy for their head-coaching job bring bad news on his candidacy.

Jones made the comfortable move that likely won't cost too much to replace Mike McCarthy as the Cowboys head coach

There have been 35 head coaches that won a Super Bowl. Just four of those won Super Bowls after their seventh season with their organization.

Before the "other" NFL honors are revealed, find out who won Sporting News' major individual awards for the 2024 regular season, exclusively based on voting from their playing, coaching, and front-office peers.

NFL season is nearly in the books, with only Super Bowl LIX left to play as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles square off for the ultimate prize. Most other teams have turned their focus to the offseason,

Many members of the NFL community remain downright baffled regarding why Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones didn't get a new contract done with former head coach Mike McCarthy before the two sides parted ways earlier this month and before Jones essentially promoted Brian Schottenheimer to serve as McCarthy's replacement after Schottenheimer spent the last two seasons as Dallas' offensive coordinator.

The coaching carousel for the 2025 offseason is already moving. Here are the latest news and rumors from around the NFL!

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.