As the New Orleans Saints head into the offseason looking to bolster their roster, the team is also looking for their next head coach with one in mind being Mike McCarthy, who was at the helm for the Dallas Cowboys last season. While the Saints will interview McCarthy, NFL insider Adam Schefter spoke about how he makes the most sense for the role.

After firing Dennis Allen in November, New Orleans will likely pick from seven candidates to be the team's next head coach.

Here’s how we rank the top New Orleans Saints head coach candidates after the New York Jets hired Aaron Glenn, one of their top choices:

According to Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer, the team is set to hire AC Carter as their new outside linebackers coach. The position was left vacant by the dismissal of Tem Lukabu, who spent the 2023 and 2024 campaigns on Carolina’s staff.

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter revealed former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, who was expected to interview for the Saints head coaching job, will sit out this cycle and instead prep for a return to an NFL sideline in 2026.

Mike McCarthy is out of the running for the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job and no longer plans to coach in 2025, ESPN reported late Tuesday. The Dallas Cowboys

According to NFL media, McCarthy has decided to focus on the 2026 hiring cycle. He won’t coach in 2025. The difference between last time and this time is that he had a buyout after the Packers moved on. McCarthy, whose contract expired on January 14, will not be paid this year.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms unpack reports that Mike McCarthy won’t seek out the final head coach opening and discuss why although he did something similar in the past, this time he isn’t getting paid.

Every NFL team has either kept their current head coach or hired a new head coach to replace the one they fired... except for them. After firing Dennis Allen in the middle of the season, the Saints found themselves looking for a new man to lead the team.

The entire NFL world will be focused non-stop on Super Bowl LIX for the next two weeks the fantasy football community has turned their attention to the offseason. Dynasty fantasy players should spend this part of the offseason looking for

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.