Dallas kept Mike McCarthy as coach after the team lost to the Packers in the playoffs, and McCarthy “will NOT get extension and coach 2024 on an expiring deal.”
After the Cowboys, who were the No. 2 seed in the NFC this season, fell to the Packers at home in the opening round of the playoffs, there was talk that McCarthy may be fired. McCarthy’s comeback was subsequently confirmed by owner Jerry Jones.
Nevertheless, McCarthy will coach the upcoming season under an expired contract in an attempt to save his job, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.Coaches are often sacked or given extensions before their contracts expire, thus this decision is unusual.
Schefter points out that McCarthy’s predecessor, Jason Garrett, coached in Dallas twice while his contract was up in 2014 and 2019. Due to his uncertain future in Dallas, several sources informed ESPN that McCarthy could find it difficult to replace any vacancies on his coaching staff.
McCarthy has guided the Cowboys to a 42-25 record in four seasons, but he has only one playoff victory during that time, finishing 1-3 with the team.”The best step forward for us will be with Mike McCarthy as our head coach,” Jones stated in a statement made public on Wednesday.
Maintaining the team’s advancement under Mike’s direction as our head coach has several advantages. In particular, Mike’s style of team leadership has resulted in several levels of success this season, both for the club as a whole and for individual players.
Jones said that everyone at the company, not just Coach McCarthy, bore responsibility for the Packers defeat.The Cowboys’ final Super Bowl victory was in 1995.