With Jones now spearheading the search for the Cowboys’ next head coach after Mike McCarthy’s departure, buzz continues to build around franchise great and Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, who “would almost certainly accept” the top job in Dallas if offered by the 82-year-old owner, according to a new report.

The deal between Mike McCarthy and Jerry Jones fell through since the owner wanted Jason Witten as the heir apparent.

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Jerry Jones is known for playing with deadlines when it comes to contract decisions, as seen with players like Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. However, he took a different approach

If Jerry Jones cares about branding and buzz, bringing one of the greatest showmen and talkers in pro sports history to Dallas would check plenty of boxes.

By keeping McCarthy dangling for over a week, the Cowboys are a week behind other teams searching for a coach.

Jerry Jones' unwillingness to break the bank for a head coach could be a major obstacle for the Dallas Cowboys if they want to pursue Deion Sanders.

There are several big factors for Jones in this coaching search — one of which is not letting a coach destined for success get away from him again.

While Kraft was firing Mayo after one bad season, the Giants announced they were keeping Brian Daboll AND GM Joe Schoen (the latter is the big surprise after his telephone conversations with Saquon Barkley became part of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” lore last summer). Daboll has taken New York form 9-7-1 to 6-11 to 3-14.

For most of the season, it was assumed that the Cowboys would be looking for a new coach. Late in the year, owner and G.M. Jerry Jones seemed to be warming up to the idea of keeping Mike McCarthy around.

So, it should be no surprise that instead of starting with a standard list of top coordinators — it was big names and franchise legends that first started leaking out.

Mike McCarthy will not return as the Dallas Cowboys' head coach, ending a five-year tenure with the team. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones thanked McCarthy in