The Dallas Cowboys blocked the Chicago Bears from interviewing Mike McCarthy this week, but their indecision could end up costing them their most valuable piece on the coaching staff.
Dallas isn’t ready to relinquish their rights to their head coach, but it doesn’t have to mean he’s returning in 2025.
Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints, who also covers the NBA and MLB. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, ran his own website, and had bylines at FanSided and the Basketball Network.
Mike McCarthy. Sitting at 3-7 with no Dak Prescott, a floundering offense, and a regressed defensive unit sans former defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, it looked like the Dallas Cowboys would be searching for a new head coach come January.
As the Chicago Bears are finding out. It was reported Monday the Bears sent a request to the Dallas Cowboys to interview Mike McCarthy. The Cowboys have yet to decide if McCarthy will return for the 2025 season and beyond,
The teams eliminated from the NFL are beginning to move their pieces while the attention of fans is on the playoffs, which this weekend begin with the Wild Card games. Meanwhile, t
Mike McCarthy’s NFL future remains up in the air. But it’s already clear where the Dallas Cowboys stand on their current head coach joining one of the most famous teams in the league.
Mike McCarthy's future with the Dallas Cowboys remains up in the air, but he will have employment opportunities if he chooses to leave Big D. With Jerry Jones
Mike McCarthy will have several options if he doesn't return to the Dallas Cowboys, with the head coach being linked to another NFC team not named the Bears.
Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy sat down to talk Tuesday. Later in the day, the Cowboys denied Chicago’s request to interview McCarthy for its head coaching vacancy. The two are related, based on what two people with knowledge of the impending discussions told The Dallas Morning News after the Bears made their request.
The Chicago Bears requested an interview on Monday with Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy to fill their vacant position. On November 29, the Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus after the team's 4-8 start to the season.