The Dallas Cowboys announced Monday they were parting ways with head coach Mike McCarthy after five years together. At least one Cowboys legend wasn't a fan of the move. That would be former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman. The three-time Super Bowl winner ...

These days, most people know Troy Aikman as ESPN’s lead NFL color commentator, one half of a stellar duo with play-by-play person Joe Buck. But once upon a time, Aikman was a Dallas Cowboys legend, winning three Super Bowls with the franchise in the 1990s as their starting quarterback.

Former Dallas Cowboys QB Troy Aikman was on Monday Night Countdown when he said the Cowboys head coaching job was not alluring. What prompted Aikman’s comments?

Signs seemed to point toward the Dallas Cowboys retaining Mike McCarthy as their head coach for 2025 after owner and general manager Jerry Jones profusely praised him after their Week 18 finale against the Washington Commanders.

“Monday Night Football” commentator and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman had some harsh opinions about the now-vacant Cowboys head-coaching position before Monday night’s wild-card game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN Monday Night Football broadcaster said he was surprised by the team’s choice to move on from McCarthy.

McCarthy went 49-35 with the Cowboys, reaching the playoffs in 2021, 2022 and 2023, but they won just one postseason game in that span. Dallas went 7-10 this season after losing starting quarterback Dak Prescott to injury in Week 9.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, left, talks with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) AP

Troy Aikman doesn’t understand why Mike McCarthy isn’t the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys anymore. The longtime Cowboys quarterback and Hall of Famer ripped the organization and owner Jerry Jones on ESPN on Monday night ahead of the wild-card matchup ...

Owner and general manager Jerry Jones has called Sanders about the job, but no formal interview has been set up. Even so, on Friday, Dallas-based NFL insider Ed Werder reported that those around Sanders believe that he would take the job if offered.

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