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Dallas Cowboys Next Coach Odds If Mike McCarthy Is Fired

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Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy walks into the locker room.

The Dallas Cowboys might be in the market for a new head coach, as rumors of Mike McCarthy’s termination at the end of the season have begun. If McCarthy is fired, who will become the head coach? Below are the odds for the Dallas Cowboys’ next head coach.

Mike McCarthy’s Job Is In Jeopardy

After the Cowboys fell to 3-6 after Sunday’s embarrassing 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, debates over McCarthy’s job security have intensified.

This is the final year of McCarthy’s contract, meaning Jerry Jones can move on from his head coach at the end of the season without firing him. However, Jones could fire McCarthy now to get a head start on the coaching search, though he would have to pay the remainder of the salary.

McCarthy has had tremendous regular-season success with the Cowboys. After a 6-10 campaign in 2020, McCarthy led the Cowboys to three consecutive 12-5 seasons.

However, the Cowboys lost in the NFC Wild Card game twice and the NFC Divisional Round once. The Cowboys have not been to the NFC Championship in nearly 30 years.

Dallas Cowboys Next Coach Odds

Coach Team Odds
 Mike Vrabel Cleveland Browns +300
Ben Johnson Detroit Lions +500
Bill Belichick  Former New England Patriots HC +600
Brian Flores Minnesota Vikings +1000
Lane Kiffin  Ole Miss Rebels +1000
Deion Sanders Colorado Buffaloes +1000
Joe Brady  Buffalo Bills +1200
Kliff Kingsbury  Washington Commanders +1400
Matt Nagy Kansas City Chiefs +1600
Todd Monken Baltimore Ravens +1800
Kirby Smart  Georgia Bulldogs +2000
Lincoln Riley USC Trojans +2800
Bobby Slowik  Houston Texans +3300
Jim Schwartz  Cleveland Browns +3300
Kellen Moore Dallas Cowboys +3300
Ron Rivera Former Washington Commanders HC +3300
Dan Quinn  Washington Commanders +3300
Matt Campbell Iowa State Cyclones +3300
Jesse Minter  Los Angeles Chargers +4000
Tony Romo CBS Announcer +4000
Curt Cignetti  Indiana Hoosiers +4000
Pete Carroll Former Seattle Seahawks HC +5000
Nick Saban Former Alabama HC +5000
Troy Aikman ESPN Announcer +10000
Emmitt Smith Former Dallas Cowboys RB +10000
Michael Irvin Former Dallas Cowboys WR +10000

Odds via BetOnline on 11/11/24.

Per BetOnline, former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel (+300) is the favorite to become the Cowboys’ next head coach. Vrabel is currently a coaching and personnel consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

Detroit Lions Ben Johnson (+500) is behind Vrabel as the next favorite. Johnson will likely be the hottest coaching candidate this offseason. Johnson did not take a coaching job last hiring cycle, so expect him to be patient this offseason, too.

Could Bill Belichick (+600) get the Cowboys back to the NFC Championship? The second-winningest coach in NFL history wants to coach again. The Cowboys need a culture reset, and no coach is better at creating a winning program than Belichick.