The Dallas Cowboys have refused to give the Chicago Bears permission to interview Mike McCarthy just days after owner Jerry Jones promised to allow the head coach to speak with teams

The Cowboys spiced up the NFL offseason by taking a decision the Chicago Bears didn't see coming. The post Jerry Jones’ Cowboys Confirm Stance on Mike McCarthy’s Future and Respond to Bears’ Interview Request appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy sat down to talk Tuesday. Later in the day, the Cowboys denied Chicago’s request to interview McCarthy for its head coaching vacancy. The two are related, based on what two people with knowledge of the impending discussions told The Dallas Morning News after the Bears made their request.

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

Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones released a statement Monday afternoon addressing McCarthy and the decision to part ways, which Jones described as mutual:

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On Monday afternoon, the Chicago Bears, who moved on from head coach Matt Eberflus during the season, put in a request to interview McCarthy for their head coach opening, a Cowboys team source says.

In most years, they left the Dallas Cowboys richer — but also worse for wear when it came to the NFL’s appetite for their next head coaching job. Chan Gailey. Dave Campo. Wade Phillips. Even Jason Garrett.

Fans weren't quite as surprised by the Dallas Cowboys' decision to fire head coach Mike McCarthy as they were by the timing of the announcement. McCarthy's dismissal after five years at the helm came this past Monday,

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys officially parted ways earlier this week after the two sides failed to agree to a new contract. According