Dallas Cowboys (4-7) owner Jerry Jones is not ruling out a contract extension for head coach Mike McCarthy.
“I don’t think that’s crazy at all,” Jones said Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan, via Todd Archer of ESPN. “That’s not crazy. Listen, Mike McCarthy is an outstanding coach. Mike McCarthy has been there, done that. He’s got great ideas. So, the bottom line is in no place in my body language or anything else have you seen an indication about what we’re doing to be doing relative to this staff at the end of this year. And we shouldn’t. We’ve got a lot of football left.”
McCarthy, 61, is in the final year of the five-year contract he signed with the organization ahead of the 2020 season. He has led the Cowboys to three playoff appearances and two NFC East division titles. Dallas, however, has just one postseason victory to show for it.
Expectations were high once again this season — expectations that have not been met. The Cowboys started 3-2 before dropping five consecutive games. They snapped the streak with a 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders (7-5) this past Sunday. Dallas is currently on a six-game skid at home dating back to the NFC Wild Card Round defeat to the Green Bay Packers (8-3) last season.
Mike McCarthy’s future with Dallas Cowboys TBD
Injuries have certainly been a factor, as quarterback Dak Prescott, linebacker Micah Parsons, receiver Brandin Cooks, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, right guard Zack Martin, left guard Tyler Smith, cornerback Trevon Diggs and cornerback DaRon Bland among others have all missed time. Prescott’s hamstring injury was season-ending, leading to Cooper Rush starting the last three games.
Jones said earlier this month those extenuating circumstances would come under consideration in regard to McCarthy’s future.
“Well, I’m aware of the things that have happened to us and the degree in my mind [of] how they’ve influenced things,” Jones said. “And candidly, I take a lot of that into consideration when I’m looking at any individual and coaching especially.”
