We are tracking all rumors and reports that emerge about the status of Mike McCarthy as the Dallas Cowboys head coach.
The 2024 season is finally over for the Dallas Cowboys and to the surprise of just about no one it ended as the regular season did. Whatever your expectations or predictions were, the facts are that the season is over which means the Cowboys are now tasked with figuring out the 2025 offseason.
The first order of business for the Cowboys front office will be making a decision on head coach Mike McCarthy. McCarthy’s contract is ending on Jan 14th, so they can elect not to bring him back the way they did with his predecessor, Jason Garrett.
Of course, Garrett received a contract extension at one point following a contract year, something that has made predicting what is going to happen here more difficult over the last year and change.
Given that this is a massive decision hanging over the franchise we are going to be tracking all rumors, reports and everything in between relative to Mike McCarthy as they drop. This post will serve as our tracker.
Here we go.
All notes are listed with the most recent at the top, meaning the earliest one is at the very bottom.
Last Updated: Monday, January 6th at 10:05am ET
Rumors related to Mike McCarthy specifically
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday morning that the Cowboys are expected to operate a bit slower on this matter relative to the rest of the NFL. Consider that on Sunday evening the Patriots fired Jerod Mayo while the Colts and Dolphins expressed support for their current regimes. On Monday morning the Giants backed their group while the Jaguars fired their head coach. The point here is that the league is moving while the Cowboys do not.
- Jerry Jones noted immediately after Sunday’s game that no decision has been made regarding Mike McCarthy. He added that he was “fine” with the idea of McCarthy getting head coach interviews elsewhere and added that he wanted to work with people who wanted to be with the Cowboys.
- Sunday, January 5th: Adam Schefter indicated that Jerry Jones is in favor of bringing McCarthy back.
Current NFL head coach openings and therefore potential opportunities for Mike McCarthy or Cowboys staffers
- New York Jets
- New Orleans Saints
- Chicago Bears
Following the conclusion of the regular season:
- New England Patriots
- Jacksonville Jaguars
