All signs point to Mike McCarthy returning as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in 2024, but his coaching staff could undergo another offseason renovation.
McCarthy, 60, is 42-25 in four regular seasons with the Cowboys, including NFC East titles in 2021 and 2023, but he has only one playoff victory to show for it.
Coming off a 48-32 home loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in the wild-card round, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has not spoken publicly about McCarthy’s status and canceled his weekly appearance on a local radio show.
Multiple outlets reported the Cowboys were committed to McCarthy for 2024.
The Cowboys fired offensive coordinator Kellen Moore at the end of the 2022 season, with McCarthy becoming the primary play-caller. Dallas faces uncertainty on the defensive side of the ball this month.
Coordinator Dan Quinn is scheduled for interviews with the Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks on Thursday. Jones was able to boost Quinn’s pay to entice him to stick around during recent offseason coaching cycles. But Quinn has already interviewed with the Carolina Panthers and Tennessee Titans and a fifth team, the Los Angeles Chargers, scheduled a session with Quinn on Friday.
McCarthy, who has guided the Cowboys to three straight 12-win seasons, has one year left on his contract.
Dak Prescott, who threw for 4,516 yards and a league-leading 36 touchdowns while finishing with the best completion rate of his career (69.5) in 2023, was among the Cowboys who backed McCarthy after Sunday’s loss
“He’s been amazing,” Prescott said. “I don’t know how there can be (questions about his status), but I understand the business. … I’ve had the season I’ve had because of him. This team has had the success that they’ve had because of him. And I understand it’s about winning the Super Bowl, and that’s the standard of the league and damn sure the standard of this place. I get it.”
