The Dallas Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy reportedly haven’t begun negotiations on a new deal, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCarthy’s contract expires after midnight on Tuesday.
The Dallas Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy reportedly haven’t begun negotiations on a new deal, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCarthy’s contract expires after midnight on Tuesday, when he’ll be free to talk to any team that wishes to interview him.
The Chicago Bears had requested to interview McCarthy for their vacant head coaching job, but the Cowboys denied that request last week. Schefter reported the New Orleans Saints are also expected to be interested if McCarthy does become a free agent. Both teams fired their coaches during the season.
McCarthy has spent the last five seasons with the Cowboys, compiling a 49-35 record. He won just a single playoff game with the franchise, however, and spent all season coaching without a contract extension. The Cowboys were one of the biggest disappointments in the league this season, and went just 7-10 and missed the playoffs.
Team owner Jerry Jones has been very non-committal about McCarthy’s future with the team.
“I’ll follow kind of the timeframe that I’ve done in the past,” he said when asked about it after their season-ending loss on Sunday.
McCarthy, however, has said that he “absolutely” wants to return.
The Bears are on the hunt for a new head coach to turn things around after a rough rookie year for QB Caleb Williams, while the Saints endured a seven-game losing streak amid a 5-12 2024 season.
