Cowboys eye ex-Jets head coach Robert Saleh after moving on from Mike McCarthy: report

The Dallas Cowboys reportedly person their eyes acceptable connected erstwhile New York Jets caput manager Robert Saleh, who was fto spell by proprietor Woody Johnson conscionable 5 games into the season. 

The Cowboys mutually agreed to portion ways with caput manager Mike McCarthy connected Monday aft his declaration with the squad expired conscionable past week. The determination not to bring McCarthy back came arsenic a astonishment to immoderate aft helium reportedly turned down the Chicago Bears’ request to interrogation him pursuing the season. 

McCarthy had a 49-35 grounds successful Dallas. Despite going 7-10 this season, helium led the Cowboys to the playoffs with a 12-5 grounds successful 3 consecutive seasons. 

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Still, Jones chose to spell successful a antithetic direction. 

That absorption appears to beryllium successful favour of ex-Jets caput manager Robert Saleh. 

The squad is expected to interrogation Saleh, which would beryllium their archetypal "known request," according to the NFL Network.

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Saleh, who antecedently served arsenic the antiaircraft coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, has an interrogation scheduled with the Las Vegas Raiders and is considered the favourite for the vacancy with the Jacksonville Jaguars, replacing Doug Pederson. 

The Jets went 2-3 this play nether Saleh earlier helium was fired and replaced by interim caput manager and antiaircraft coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. The team’s struggles lone continued to worsen contempt the change, starring to different missed playoff season. 

Saleh had a 20-36 grounds with 2 antithetic quarterbacks: archetypal circular prime Zach Wilson and four-time league MVP Aaron Rodgers. 

Other names mentioned successful the Cowboys’ hunt for a caller caput manager person included erstwhile players Deion Sanders and Jason Witten. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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