Report: Former Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy to take season off to prepare for 2026
The 12th-winningest head coach in NFL history will reportedly spend 2025 focusing on the 2026 hiring cycle. It’s a tactic he’s used before.
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.
Mike McCarthy will not coach in NFL in 2025, per reports
There's just one open head coach position in the NFL, and Mike McCarthy will not be the candidate filling it as he instead focuses on next year.
Former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy won't coach in NFL in 2025, will focus on 2026 hiring cycle, per report
Weeks after being unable to come to a contract agreement with the Cowboys, Mike McCarthy has decided he will not coach in the NFL in 2025 and will instead focus on the 2026 hiring cycle, per NFL Network.
Report: Mike McCarthy not in Saints' plans, focused on '26
Mike McCarthy is out of the running for the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job and no longer plans to coach in 2025, ESPN reported late Tuesday.
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:
Social media reactions to Mike McCarthy withdrawing from Saints HC search
Another domino has dropped for the New Orleans Saints and their head coaching search, with candidate Mike McCarthy backing out of the 2025 coaching cycle to focus on 2026 instead. This could be the result of a number of different things,
Mike McCarthy withdraws from Saints' coaching search, will sit out 2025 season
McCarthy is the third high-profile candidate to pull out of the Saints' search, joining Buffalo offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Washington offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
Report: Mike McCarthy won’t coach in 2025
According to NFL media, McCarthy has decided to focus on the 2026 hiring cycle. He won’t coach in 2025. The difference between last time and this time is that he had a buyout after the Packers moved on. McCarthy, whose contract expired on January 14, will not be paid this year.
Report: Mike McCarthy Won't Coach 2025 NFL Season After Cowboys Exit, Focused on 2026
Mike McCarthy reportedly will not be the next head coach of the New Orleans Saints. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday
Source: Mike McCarthy not planning to coach in NFL this year
Mike McCarthy, the former Cowboys coach who was in the running for the Saints job, is now not planning to coach this year and will focus on the 2026 hiring cycle instead, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday night.
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Mike McCarthy withdraws from Saints' coaching search and won't coach in 2025, AP source says
Mike McCarthy has decided against coaching in 2025, removing himself as a candidate to fill the NFL's last remaining head ...