NFL Rumors: Mike McCarthy Expected to Interview with Bears, Saints After Cowboys Exit

It reportedly didn't take long for multiple teams to be interested in Mike McCarthy after he and the Dallas Cowboys parted ways Monday.

Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, McCarthy will interview with the Chicago Bears on Wednesday.

ESPN's Adam Schefter and Todd Archer also reported the New Orleans Saints could be a potential destination.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport also reported the Saints are interested and said the Bears are expected to interview the former Cowboys head coach:

McCarthy is a longtime coach who may not generate as much excitement among the fanbases of the Bears and Saints as some of the more buzzworthy names of the coaching cycle like Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but he has enjoyed plenty of success throughout his NFL career.

He was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers for 13 seasons from 2006 to 2018 and went 125-77-2 while making the playoffs nine times overall and eight years in a row from the 2009 to 2016 campaigns.

The peak of that tenure was the 2010 season when McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to a Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The veteran coach was with the Cowboys for five seasons starting in 2020 and also finished with a winning record at 49-35. He made the playoffs in three of those five seasons when he posted a 12-5 record three straight years from 2021 through 2023.

A connection with the Bears is notable because he also has an offensive background.

McCarthy was the quarterbacks coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and the offensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers prior to becoming a head coach. He has worked with a number of quarterbacks, including Rodgers and Dak Prescott, and would be tasked with helping Caleb Williams live up to his potential if Chicago hired him.

The ability for the 2024 NFL draft's No. 1 overall pick to do so will determine the franchise's ceiling for years to come, so hiring an offensive coach would make sense.

Perhaps McCarthy will be that coach.