Dallas Cowboys legend Jason Witten was asked about the team's head coaching vacancy during a fan event as his name circulates as a candidate for the job.

The Dallas Cowboys have parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy, and they now have the most talked-about job opening in the NFL. The Cowboys - and owner/general manager Jerry Jones - have already spoken to Colorado Buffaloes coach and former Cowboys player Deion Sanders,

After Mike McCarthy's firing, the Cowboys had a household name emerge as a possible head coach candidate: TE Jason Witten.

Potentially even Jason Witten, an all-time franchise great ... is currently the head football coach at Colorado.

Surprisingly, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn’t upstage the Packers-Eagles playoff game by announcing that Mike McCarthy won’t return as head coach. Not surprisingly, Jones upstaged Monday night’s Vikings-Rams playoff game by arranging for the leak of the news that Jones has spoken to Colorado coach Deion Sanders.

Deion Sanders and Jason Witten are two of ... finished his second season as coach at Colorado, and he and Jones talked about the Dallas opening Monday. Witten was the best tight end in franchise ...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is exploring options for a new head coach following the departure of Mike McCarthy, and one name generating buzz is franchise legend Jason Witten. Known as the ...

According to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is another name fans of "America’s Team" should watch closely. “There’s another name to keep an eye on ...

Jason Witten played 16 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2019. He currently leads the Cowboys in career receptions and receiving yards and has also started the most consecutive games at 229. He then retired and served as the head coach for Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas.

NFL Network's Jane Slater reports that former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is a candidate for Dallas' open head-coaching position. In addition to Witten, Slater mentions former defensive back and current University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders,

Elizabethton's own Jason Witten has been brought up as a potential candidate to land the Dallas Cowboys' open head coaching position.According to so

Deion Sanders and Jason Witten are two of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' former – and favorite – players, and both have been floated as potential replacements for coach Mike McCarthy.