The Dallas Cowboys coaching search added a new name to the mix on Thursday, with Jerry Jones connecting with Pete Carroll.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has reached out to former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The talk was said to be informal, but "the interest is legitimate enough to be reported," beat writer Nick Harris writes.

Ex-USC and Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has spoken with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones about the team's open head coaching position amid

The Dallas Cowboys are searching for a new head coach after Mike McCarthy’s contract ended and Dallas did not work out a deal. Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones

Just when it seemed that the Cowboys had made up their minds, add another longtime NFL coach to the list of names apparently being considered in Dallas. Pete Carroll, former head coach of the Jets, Patriots,

The Dallas Cowboys’ coaching search took another turn Thursday with news that former Seattle coach Pete Carroll has spoken with team owner Jerry Jones, two people with knowledge of the search confirmed to The Dallas Morning News.

Robert Saleh’s encore as 49ers defensive coordinator took on more likelihood as the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders hired others to fill their head coach vacancies.

That leaves us with two head-coaching vacancies available in the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints. While bad weather in the southeast delayed the Saints' interview process, I would be shocked if Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady does not come home.

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Mike McCarthy (possible interview next week), Darren Rizzi, Joe Brady, and Kellen Moore are all there for the taking.