Jason Garrett is out as Dallas Cowboys head coach, but don't tell him that. The longtime Cowboys coach was not technically fired by the NFC East club, but his contract expired in 2020. Garrett is reportedly lobbying team owner Jerry Jones and the front office to bring him back, according to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer via NFL Update.

For the moment, it appears that Garrett is still a choice for Dallas as they head into the 2020 offseason with plenty of decisions to make. Garrett did not exactly impress down the stretch despite the Cowboys' high-octane offense scoring points. A loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the penultimate week of the 2019 regular season nearly sealed Dallas' fate, although Philly wound up defeating the New York Giants in Week 17 to lock up the weakened NFC East division's title.

Garrett, 53, accumulated an 85-67 record as the Cowboys head coach from 2010-19. In his tenure manning the sidelines, Dallas only reached the postseason on three occasions, going as far as the Division Round each time.

Former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy interviewed with the Cowboys over the weekend, too, with the process reportedly going well. McCarthy is also interviewing with the Cleveland Browns, who don't have a general manager at the moment, and the Carolina Panthers, who fired Ron Rivera mid-season in 2019 and has since been hired by the Washington Redskins.

Garrett's job security in the Big D was speculated throughout the season, but overall it was assumed to be in a good place with Jones until the Cowboys were suddenly on the outside looking in at the playoff picture, watching the postseason from their homes. As a result, while Garrett is still unofficially a candidate to stay with the team, it makes sense that the franchise will move to a new voice in the locker room.