The New England Patriots reunited with Mike Vrabel this week, officially introducing the former All-Pro linebacker as the team's newest head coach. There are still six head coaching vacancies around the NFL as the playoffs unfold,

Mike Vrabel will not be the next head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, according to a team insider. The parties do not have an interview set.

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The NFL coaching carousel is spinning slowly. The Jets, Saints and Bears got a head start in their searches because they fired coaches during the season. The Jaguars and Raiders joined the hunt last week. The Cowboys jumped in Monday so they have to wait to interview assistants on playoff teams because the first window passed.

Multiple reports indicated the Cowboys and McCarthy broke off contract talks on Monday because they couldn't agree on the length of a new deal. McCarthy's contract ended at the end of the season with Dallas holding exclusive negotiating rights until midnight on Jan. 14.

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The Mike McCarthy era came to a resounding end on Monday as the Dallas Cowboys decided to move in a different direction after a truly agonizing process. By dragging out their decision, the Cowboys are now playing catch-up with the rest of the teams that have head coach openings.

DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy will not return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said Monday. Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. A search for the team's next coach begins immediately, he said.

We examine three paths for each team seeking a new head coach, including possible landing spots for Gruden, Pete Carroll and Mike McCarthy.

The New England Patriots named Mike Vrabel their head coach after a brief "search," quickly filling one of the NFL's most prominent head coach vacancies. So far no other teams around the league have settled on a new head coach,

Minute-by-minute, story-by-story, we will report on what's going on here inside The Star and around the NFL in our Cowboys Coaching Carousel.