NFL Network's Jane Slater reports that Jerry Jones previously envisioned Jason Witten as an "heir apparent" to head coach Mike McCarthy.

Like other ex-Cowboys like Deion Sanders, Aaron Glenn and Kellen Moore, Jason Witten does check a great number of Jerry Jones boxes.

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.

Fallout from Mike McCarthy’s exit hits Day 2; speculation still swirls about several big names. Kellen Moore reacts to Dallas questions.

Could former NFL tight end Jason Witten have a future with the Dallas Cowboys in a coaching capacity? It sounds as though team owner Jerry Jones

The deal between Mike McCarthy and Jerry Jones fell through since the owner wanted Jason Witten as the heir apparent.

According to Jane Slater, it’s her understanding that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke to former Cowboys TE Jason Witten in recent weeks about a potential spot on Dallas’ coaching staff.

Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys are looking for their next coach. The biggest name in that search so far has been Deion Sanders, the Colorado Buffaloes coach who won a Super Bowl in Dallas back during his legendary playing days.

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

Jerry Jones had high praise for Jason Witten as a coach, making him someone to watch as the Dallas Cowboys search for Mike McCarthy’s replacement.

Mike McCarthy is out in Dallas, but the Cowboys are reportedly keeping an eye on a former star player as it searches for its next head coach.