With Mike McCarthy out, these names are among the ones to watch as candidates to be the next Cowboys’ head coach. Who else could be considered?

Mike McCarthy is out in Dallas, but the Cowboys are reportedly keeping an eye on a former star player as it searches for its next head coach.

When discussing the recent coaching shakeup on his “The Edge with Micah Parsons” podcast, the star linebacker expressed it’s “very sad” to see McCarthy, 61, leave due to the relationships cultivated over the past few years while previewing what’s expected to be an “interesting” offseason in Dallas.

Dallas star linebacker Micah Parsons, who's entering the final season of his rookie deal, said, "Losing a great coach like Mike hurts."