The Jets have requested interviews with a number of other coordinators. The Jets' delayed request for Whitt - who would by the way be a part of the Rooney Rule guidelines - was due to Whitt's role with a current playoff team, as he was unavailable during the opening week of the playoffs.

DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said in a statement Monday. Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. The team’s search for its next coach begins immediately, he says.