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A person familiar with McCarthy's decision
disclosed it to The Associated Press on Tuesday night on
condition of anonymity because McCarthy and the Saints have not
discussed it publicly.
McCarthy is the third high-profile candidate to pull out of the
Saints' search, joining Buffalo offensive coordinator Joe Brady
and Washington offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
New Orleans' remaining candidates include Philadelphia offensive
coordinator Kellen Moore, Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi,
Miami defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver and New York Giants
offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, all of whom have conducted
in-person interviews.
If the Saints plan to hire Moore, they would have to wait until
after the Eagles play the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl
in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
Rizzi, a career special teams coordinator with the Dolphins and
Saints, took over in New Orleans after the firing of third-year
coach Dennis Allen in November. Rizzi went 3-5, but started 3-1
before starting quarterback Derek Carr was lost for the season a
left, non-throwing hand injury.
The 61-year-old McCarthy, who spent the past five seasons with
the Dallas Cowboys and won a Super Bowl during his 12 seasons
with the Green Bay Packers, was the most established candidate
under consideration by the Saints.
McCarthy had thrived as an offensive coordinator in New Orleans
from 2000 to 2004 before spending one season in the same post
with San Francisco. Green Bay hired him in 2006, and he oversaw
the club's quarterback transition from Brett Favre to Aaron
Rodgers, winning a championship with the latter under center in
the 2010 season.
He left Dallas after going 7-10 in 2024, just his second losing
season with the Cowboys, where he won 12 regular-season games in
each of the previous three campaigns.
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