It was an emotional season finale for Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy.
Moments after Dallas concluded its common season with a 23-19 loss to Washington at residence, the workforce’s fifth-year coach shared a number of heartfelt moments with staffers within the workforce’s locker room as hypothesis builds as as to whether proprietor Jerry Jones will retain him.
The scene of McCarthy, 61, embracing his assistants upon getting into the locker room caught those that cowl the workforce without warning, with the Dallas Morning Information reporting, “Haven’t seen that before.”
Employed by the Cowboys in 2020, McCarthy coached the workforce to a few playoff appearances previously 5 seasons.
Dallas fell far wanting expectations this 12 months as losses and accidents piled up, with rumors swirling about McCarthy’s future with the franchise on a near-weekly foundation.
With the guide now closed on a difficult 2024 season, McCarthy is targeted on what’s forward and what he hopes is a return to Dallas.
“I have a lot of confidence in myself as a head coach,” McCarthy mentioned, based on The Athletic. “… I’m definitely in position with Jerry to move the program forward. There’s no question about that in mind.”
McCarthy, who owns a 49-35 file in Dallas, is anticipated to satisfy with Jones, 82, within the “near future.”
Ought to each events resolve to go their separate methods, ESPN reported earlier this month that McCarthy “could set his sights on Chicago,” which fired head coach Matt Eberflus in late November.
There are at the moment 5 teaching vacancies following Sunday’s conclusion of the 2024 common season.
The Patriots fired first-year coach Jerod Mayo shortly after Sunday’s 23-16 win over the Payments.
The Jaguars let go of Doug Pederson on Monday morning after three seasons.
The Bears, Saints and Jets all fired their coaches midseason.
