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Cowboys interview Robert Saleh for coach opening, with Leslie Frazier set to go next

Jan. 18, 2025 15:54 PM EST

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys interviewed former New York Jets coach Robert Saleh on Saturday, another step in the search to replace Mike McCarthy. The in-person interview with Saleh came a day after Dallas held a virtual interview with Philadelphia offensive coordinator...

Cowboys interview Eagles' Kellen Moore, 1st formal step in search to replace Mike McCarthy

Jan. 17, 2025 19:58 PM EST

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys completed a virtual interview Friday with Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, the first formal step in the search to replace former coach Mike McCarthy. Moore was Dallas franchise quarterback Dak Prescott's play-caller from...

Cowboys add familiar name to list in coaching search with Kellen Moore, AP source says

Jan. 16, 2025 12:07 PM EST

The Dallas Cowboys have requested permission to interview Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore in their search to replace Mike McCarthy, a person with knowledge of the team's plans said Thursday. The Cowboys also are planning to interview two former NFL head coaches in...

Former Cowboys Deion Sanders and Jason Witten are among names floated as club's next coach

Jan. 14, 2025 19:50 PM EST

Deion Sanders and Jason Witten are two of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' former — and favorite — players, and both have been floated as potential replacements for coach Mike McCarthy. Jones and McCarthy agreed Monday to part ways after five seasons together. McCarthy was on an...

NFL teams are conducting long, extensive searches for their next head coaches

Jan. 14, 2025 19:44 PM EST

Mike Vrabel is in New England. Mike McCarthy is out in Dallas. The NFL coaching carousel is spinning slowly. The Jets, Saints and Bears got a head start in their searches because they fired coaches during the season. The Jaguars and Raiders joined the...

Broncos get third chance at ending long playoff drought as Kansas City plans to play bevy of backups

Jan. 03, 2025 17:35 PM EST

Kansas City (15-1) at Denver (9-7) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Broncos by 9 1/2. Against the spread: Chiefs 7-8-1, Broncos 11-5. Series record: Chiefs lead 73-56. Last meeting: Chiefs beat the Broncos 16-14...

Verizon to bring Super Bowl FanFest to life in 30 cities, offering NFL championship hype nationwide

Jan. 03, 2025 09:03 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Caesars Superdome may be the epicenter for the Super Bowl in New Orleans next month, but Verizon has a game plan to ensure the championship excitement stretches beyond the Big Easy. Verizon will transform stadiums and venues across 30 NFL markets into a...

Chiefs earned a rest after their third win in 11 days. For some, the rest could be 24 days

Dec. 26, 2024 13:46 PM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs earned a much-deserved extended rest after their Christmas Day rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers, which capped an unbeaten stretch of three games in 11 days and clinched them the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. That extended rest? Well,...

Mahomes throws 3 TDs as Chiefs clinch AFC's top seed by breezing past the skidding Steelers 29-10

Dec. 25, 2024 17:58 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Reid donned a Santa Claus suit in a giddy Kansas City Chiefs locker room on Christmas Day, then handed his team a present it increasingly looks like it deserves: home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. How Reid managed to slide into the costume so...