New on Sports Illustrated: Cowboys Hiring Mike McCarthy as Head Coach

The Cowboys have found their next coach after firing Jason Garrett.

Former Packers coach Mike McCarthy has agreed to become the next head coach of the Cowboys, less than a day after Dallas informed Jason Garrett his contract would not be extended. 

Fox's Jay Glazer

first reported the news and McCarthy later confirmed to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero that he had signed with the Cowboys.

Dallas took the unusual step of interviewing candidates—specifically McCarthy and former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis—before officially firing Garrett. 

Garrett went 85–67 in 10 seasons in charge of the Cowboys but was let go after stumbling to an 8–8 finish this season that saw Dallas fall short of the playoffs. 

McCarthy, who also interviewed for the head coaching vacancies with the Giants, Browns and Panthers, spent 13 years with the Packers before being fired after Week 13 in 2018.