Deion Sanders, Bill Belichick, Ben Johnson, and maybe even Jason Witten could emerge as candidates to replace Mike McCarthy in Dallas.

Jerry Jones once famously said 500 coaches could have won Super Bowls with those early 1990s Dallas Cowboys teams. The owner and general manager has made six hires since winning two Super Bowls with Jimmy Johnson and one with Barry Switzer. None that have followed have been able to get the Cowboys past the divisional round of the playoffs.

Ben Johnson has a local tie and a connection with the Patriots' most important player. Read more on Boston.com.