Now that the NFC East has landed two teams in the NFC championship game and neither one resides in Dallas, there’s a sense this state of affairs could spur Jerry Jones to take dramatic action. Maybe.

After five seasons with Mike McCarthy at the helm, the Dallas Cowboys are on the hunt for a new head coach. The next head coach will be tasked with succeeding where so many of his predecessors have failed.

Sanders confirmed that he spoke with Jones last week after reports surfaced connecting him to the Cowboys job.