"He was made the coach here because I thought that, and he's done absolutely nothing to diminish my opinion of him as a coach." If McCarthy won't be making the move to the Windy City where do the Bears go from here?

Dallas' exclusive negotiating window with McCarthy runs until Jan. 14. Will Jerry Jones let him interview elsewhere or extend his deal?

The Dallas Cowboys have denied the Chicago Bears permission to interview Mike McCarthy, a decision that Bears fans seem to happily accept.

The Chicago Bears appear to be speeding up the Dallas Cowboys' decision regarding head coach Mike McCarthy, as they have reportedly requested to interview him for their vacancy.

The Cowboys have denied permission to the Bears to interview coach Mike McCarthy, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

As questions swirl around McCarthy's future in Dallas, the Cowboys have denied the Bears' request to interview him.

Head coach Mike McCarthy is under contract with the Cowboys until Jan. 14, but that doesn't mean other organizations aren't interested in prying the coach away from "America's Team." The Chicago Bears put in a request to interview the Dallas coach, something that was ignored up to this point like a text you had no desire to answer.

The Bears are casting a wide net in their search for the 18th head coach in franchise history as a critical offseason for the team gets underway. One potential candidate will have to be taken off the interview list — at least for the next several days.

On Monday, the Bears did log that interview request, and it’s typical that a team will reply quickly. Because McCarthy’s contract is not up quite year, he is not free to chat with the Chicagoans at his leisure–he needs the team’s permission.

Mike McCarthy "absolutely'' wants to stay with the Cowboys under the terms of an extension. And he won't be going to the Chicago Bears - at least not under the terms of the just-announced plan.

The Chicago Bears are off and running in their search for a new head coach, and another candidate has entered the mix. The Bears sought permission to interview Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy and are awaiting Dallas' response to the request,