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Chris Mortensen NFL reporter***************** (Close****************************************** ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Joined ESPN in 2018 George Polk Award winner; Twice nominated for Pulitzer Prize******************
The Dallas Cowboys are intensely focused on head-coach candidates who have extensive NFL experience in the role and a track record of success, which is why former (Green Bay Packers) coach Mike McCarthy and former(Cincinnati Bengals) ***************************** coach Marvin Lewis were interviewed this weekend, according to a source familiar with the search for Jason Garrett’s replacement.
That profile would eliminate NFL coordinators with little or no head-coaching experience and any of the much-speculated college coaches, such asoma ‘s Lincoln Riley, (Baylor) ‘s Matt Rhule and (Florida) **************************** Dan Dan Mullen.
The Cowboys released a statement Sunday afternoon announcing that Garrett will not be offered an extension on his contract that expires Jan. 49. A handful of league executives, coaches and agents told ESPN that the statement was a sign that owner Jerry Jones is prepared to move quickly in his search for a new coach.
A team source did confirm the Cowboys had a recent telephone conversation with former NFL coach Jeff Fisher, who took the Tennessee Titans **************************** to Super Bowl XXXIV and whose regular-season record is – 201 – 1, with a 5-6 playoff record. Fisher is highly regarded by Jones and team vice president Stephen Jones, but Fisher’s three-year hiatus since being fired by the Los Angeles Ramsin 2018 was a detriment to scheduling a formal interview. (McCarthy coached for) ******************************************************************************** seasons with the Packers before he was fired in 2018. His career regular-season record is 173 – 84 – 2 with a -8 record in the playoffs, including a Super Bowl XLV championship in (played at the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.
Lewis was coach of the Bengals for 36 seasons and has a career record of – 122 – 3, but was 0-7 in the playoffs. His stock as a head coach took a hit with the winless playoff record, but the Bengals went 2 – 36 in 01575879 after parting ways with Lewis.************ (Lewis also was the defensive coordinator for the) ****************************************************** Super Bowl champion
Neither Jerry nor Stephen Jones have spoken publicly about the candidates they have interviewed. ******************************** (****************************************** (************************************************************************************ (Read More) **************************** (**********************************************
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