BREAKING NEWS: Dallas Cowboys Inform Jason Garrett That He Will Not Return as Head Coach

According to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, the Dallas Cowboys have informed Jason Garrett that he has officially been fired as their head coach:

Nearly a week after rumors first started swirling that Garrett and the entire coaching staff would be let go, Jerry Jones finally ended the speculation and has let Garrett know he will not be returning.

ESPN’s Ed Werner reported one Thursday that the Cowboys were likely to make a change:

Timing can’t be overlooked here, after a full week of meetings between the two parties and no resolution, the move is now being made after three of the four 2019 Wild Card games have been played. In those games, teams with potential head coaching candidates (see: McDaniels, Josh) and Sean Payton’s New Orleans Saints all loss meaning that they will now be able to accept positions elsewhere prior to the completion of the NFL Playoffs.

Dallas—even though the decision to fire Garrett wasn’t official—has already conducted interviews with former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis.

The Cowboys have had the talent to be a Super Bowl contender but in Garrett’s decade-long tenure the team only won two postseason games. Whoever comes in next will have big expectations placed on their shoulders. Names like Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, Payton, Urban Meyer and other big names have been attached to this position, only time will tell what the Jones’ choose to do next.

Jones released the following statement tonight: