McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys

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Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys looks on during a Dec. 29 game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. McCarthy and the Cowboys parted ways on Monday after five seasons. EMILEE CHINN — GETTY IMAGES

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DALLAS >> Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said in a statement Monday.

Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. The team’s search for its next coach begins immediately, he says.

“I have great respect for Mike, and he has led the team through some very unique and challenging times during his tenure,” Jones said.

McCarthy’s contract expired following a 7-10 season. Dallas was 12-5 each of the three years before that under him, but still hasn’t been past the divisional round of the NFC playoffs since its last Super Bowl at the end of the 1995 season.

McCarthy’s contract expired Jan. 8 and the Cowboys have an exclusive negotiation window through Tuesday, but the parties decided to split ahead of the deadline.

At least one other NFL team asked during that time about talking to the 61-year-old coach who won a Super Bowl with Green Bay.

Next season will be the 30th for the Cowboys since winning the last of their five Super Bowl titles.

Before taking the Dallas job after a full season out of coaching, McCarthy was with the Packers for 13 seasons and had a 125-77-2 record from 2006-18. He was 10-8 in the playoffs and led Green Bay to a Super Bowl title at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Cowboys, 14 years ago.

There were also three other NFC championship games for McCarthy in Green Bay, and that is what Jones envisioned — and more — when he hired the coach in 2020 after Jason Garrett never got that far in his 10 years.

McCarthy finished with a 50-38 record in Dallas, including a 1-3 mark in the playoffs. That included last season, when the Cowboys were NFC East champions and had won 16 consecutive home games before trailing by 32 points in the fourth quarter of a 48-32 wild-card loss to the seventh-seeded Packers.

Raiders look for coach >> The Las Vegas Raiders have requested to interview Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph for their head coaching position.

He is the seventh known candidate for the position after Antonio Pierce was fired last week.

The Raiders have scheduled or conducted interviews with former Seattle Seahawks and Southern California coach Pete Carroll, Detroit Lions coordinators Aaron Glenn on defense and Ben Johnson on offense, former New York Jets coach Robert Saleh and Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.

Las Vegas also has requested an interview with Baltimore offensive coordinator Todd Monken. The Ravens beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card playoffs Saturday, so that interview would be on hold if it’s granted.

The Raiders also have an opening at general manager after Tom Telesco was let go last week, but the club has not apparently requested any interviews. It’s possible the Raiders are waiting to see if coaching candidates have anyone in mind that could work as a package deal.

titans interview gm candidates >> The Tennessee Titans wrapped up the first round of their search for a new general manager with Green Bay Packers executive Jon-Eric Sullivan the 10th candidate interviewed.

The Titans’ next round of interviews will take place “in the coming days” as they replace Ran Carthon, who was fired last week after the franchise went 9-25 in his two seasons as general manager.

Chad Brinker, the team’s president of football operations, is overseeing the search that started Friday with a trio of interviews with four more Saturday, two on Sunday and Sullivan the 10th overall on Monday.