Mike McCarthy has decided that he will not coach in the NFL in the 2025 season, NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, as the former Cowboys and Packers head coach has decided to instead focus on the 2026 hiring cycle.

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As the New Orleans Saints head into the offseason looking to bolster their roster, the team is also looking for their next head coach with one in mind being Mike McCarthy, who was at the helm for the Dallas Cowboys last season. While the Saints will interview McCarthy, NFL insider Adam Schefter spoke about how he makes the most sense for the role.

McCarthy, who posted a 49-34 record with the Cowboys, tied for the eighth-best in the NFL alongside the Minnesota Vikings, leaves behind a mixed legacy. During his time in Dallas, McCarthy led the team to three straight 12-win seasons (2021-2023), a feat the Cowboys hadn't achieved since their Super Bowl-winning years of the early '90s.

Jerry Jones showed the wrong kind of urgency when choosing the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and it cost him better options.

It was a sequence that perfectly captured the Pittsburgh Steelers’ desultory first-round playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night, and also the desultory, mediocre reality that has surrounded the Steelers for a decade now.

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis is really twisting the knife in Mike McCarthy’s backside. McCarthy interviewed for the open head coaching position.