The Chicago Bears requested an interview on Monday with Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy to fill their vacant position. On November 29, the Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus after the team's 4-8 start to the season.

The Dallas Cowboys have denied the Chicago Bears permission to interview Mike McCarthy, a decision that Bears fans seem to happily accept.

As the Chicago Bears are finding out. It was reported Monday the Bears sent a request to the Dallas Cowboys to interview Mike McCarthy. The Cowboys have yet to decide if McCarthy will return for the 2025 season and beyond,

Mike McCarthy. Sitting at 3-7 with no Dak Prescott, a floundering offense, and a regressed defensive unit sans former defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, it looked like the Dallas Cowboys would be searching for a new head coach come January.

Mike McCarthy’s NFL future remains up in the air. But it’s already clear where the Dallas Cowboys stand on their current head coach joining one of the most famous teams in the league.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently spoke about the future of head coach Mike McCarthy, stating that he was fine with McCarthy seeking interviews elsewhere. That elsewhere was revealed when the Chicago Bears formally requested to interview the Cowboys coach for their head coaching vacancy.

On Monday afternoon, the Chicago Bears, who moved on from head coach Matt Eberflus during the season, put in a request to interview McCarthy for their head coach opening, a Cowboys team source says.

Dallas brass “still has not responded to Chicago’s request” to speak to current Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy about the Bears’ vacancy, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday, one day after the NFC North club initially sought permission.

The Dallas Cowboys blocked the Chicago Bears from interviewing Mike McCarthy this week, but their indecision could end up costing them their most valuable piece on the coaching staff.

The Dallas Cowboys weren’t expecting Mike McCarthy to have leverage over them, but that’s exactly what’s happened.

The teams eliminated from the NFL are beginning to move their pieces while the attention of fans is on the playoffs, which this weekend begin with the Wild Card games. Meanwhile, t