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,

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.

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.