Multiple reports indicated the Cowboys and McCarthy broke off contract talks on Monday because they couldn't agree on the length of a new deal. McCarthy's contract ended at the end of the season with Dallas holding exclusive negotiating rights until midnight on Jan. 14.

Ryan interviewing for the Jets' coaching job, which he had already held from 2009-2014, sparked a reaction from Coach Prime. The two have a minor history together, being a part of the Baltimore Ravens organization in the early 2000s, when Sanders was on the tail end of his career, and Ryan was a defensive line coach.

DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy will not return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said Monday. Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. A search for the team's next coach begins immediately, he said.