Insider Dan Graziano of ESPN fully expects the Cowboys legend and NFL Hall of Famer to be in the mix. He's also not ruling out a potential surprise candidate currently calling plays for a bitter NFC East rival.

After five years, three playoff appearances and just one postseason victory, the Dallas Cowboys have moved on from head coach Mike McCarthy. After protracted negotiations and a process that included the Cowboys denying another team permission to interview McCarthy less than a week before cutting ties with him themselves,