{"id":17403,"date":"2025-01-07T02:56:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T02:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17403"},"modified":"2025-01-07T02:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T02:56:54","slug":"breaking-mike-mccarthys-future-with-dallas-cowboys-gets-big-2-word-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17403","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Mike McCarthy&#8217;s Future With Dallas Cowboys Gets Big 2-Word Update.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0suffered a crushing last-second 23-19 loss to the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0in Week 18 to finish the 2024 campaign with a 7-10 record. And as the team heads into the offseason, all eyes are on head coach\u00a0Mike McCarthy, who&#8217;s future with the team is very much up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy entered the season without a contract in place for 2025, indicating that he was coaching for his job with the team this season. It&#8217;s safe to say that the team did not meet expectations this year, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has not sounded like a guy who wants to fire McCarthy in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, McCarthy could opt to leave Dallas himself and take a head coaching gig elsewhere, and there is interest in him, as evidenced by the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0recently requesting to interview him for their head coach opening. Amid all the chaos, though, the Cowboys reportedly haven&#8217;t made any decisions regarding McCarthy just yet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quick status check on Cowboys\u00a0head coach Mike McCarthy: &#8216;No decision,'&#8221; Josina Anderson said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=O_Cris3&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1876373653853810796&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys%2Fmike-mccarthys-future-dallas-cowboys-big-2-word-update&amp;sessionId=4fd4e08c22e8fdc7eb402385ce47185c51ccd07d&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1876373653853810796\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cowboys are in a very unique position with McCarthy. They have the inside track to keep him in town since they have an exclusive negotiating period with him, but nobody knows whether or not that&#8217;s what they want to do yet. That has left a team like Chicago in the dark, as Dallas hasn&#8217;t responded to their interview request yet.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExOTMzNzE5MTg1ODYwMTMx\/usatsi_25120777.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExOTMzNzE5MTg1ODYwMTMx\/usatsi_25120777.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExOTMzNzE5MTg1ODYwMTMx\/usatsi_25120777.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExOTMzNzE5MTg1ODYwMTMx\/usatsi_25120777.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExOTMzNzE5MTg1ODYwMTMx\/usatsi_25120777.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExOTMzNzE5MTg1ODYwMTMx\/usatsi_25120777.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExOTMzNzE5MTg1ODYwMTMx\/usatsi_25120777.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy\" width=\"2751\" height=\"1751\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExOTMzNzE5MTg1ODYwMTMx\/usatsi_25120777.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a bad thing for the Cowboys to take their time with McCarthy, but they are going to have to figure things out sooner rather than later, or else they could find themselves without a head coach and well behind other teams in the hiring process.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>For now, nobody knows what Dallas is doing when it comes to McCarthy, but considering how fast other teams are moving with their head coach hiring processes, it wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise to see the team make a decision in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0suffered a crushing last-second 23-19 loss to the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0in Week 18 to finish the 2024 campaign with a 7-10 record. 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