The Dallas Cowboys are currently searching for their 10th coach in franchise history, as it was announced Monday morning that they and Mike McCarthy would be parting ways.

The move from Dallas to McCarthy isn’t shocking in a vacuum, but the way they went about it was certainly unique. The Cowboys waited over a week into the offseason to make such a move, thereby hurting their ability to find his successor.

What comes next remains to be seen, but first the Cowboys must say goodbye to the past chapter for good. On Monday afternoon, the Cowboys released a statement from Jerry Jones on the overall situation.

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It is interesting to note that the statement specifically states that it was “mutually agreed upon” that both sides needed to move forward “before any contract negotiations take place.”

This contradicts the coverage many NFL insiders have had on the topic. Many reporters have said that the length of the contract was the main issue, but Jerry Jones’ statement directly stated that contract negotiations never began. The next few weeks and months may shed light on what really happened last week.