Whereas it was reported final week that Dallas Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones may quickly signal head coach Mike McCarthy to a brand new contract, McCarthy and his total workers are nonetheless on expiring offers and, thus, may discover different choices after the season.
For a chunk revealed Thursday, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler shared that McCarthy may have some curiosity in turning into the following head coach of the Chicago Bears.
“I’ve talked to a number of individuals who consider McCarthy — ought to he go away Dallas — may set his sights on Chicago. He would give the Bears much-needed expertise and offensive acumen,” Fowler defined. “…McCarthy would stack up nicely if parachuting into this candidate pool and present management. He turned 61 in November however appears to have the power for the job. He is fairly aware of NFC North soccer, too. This won’t graduate from a working idea stage, however sufficient folks have talked about the state of affairs to make it value mentioning right here.”
In fact, McCarthy earned a Super Bowl ring whereas serving as head coach of the Inexperienced Bay Packers from 2006 by way of a lot of the 2018 season. It seems his time with the Packers would not hold him from eager to work with promising Bears quarterback and 2024 No. 1 general draft decide Caleb Williams, however some think that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is Chicago’s first alternative for the gig.
Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has additionally been linked with the Bears.
The Cowboys went 12-5 each season from 2021-23 underneath McCarthy however recorded solely a single playoff win over that point. Extra just lately, a noteworthy injury crisis sunk Dallas’ postseason hopes earlier than the club played in Week 16.
“The Cowboys usually are not leaning in a single route as of this second,” Fowler added. “They actually are centered on ending the season and could have open and trustworthy talks with McCarthy subsequent week. They are not taking a look at different candidates proper now, and so they know that whether or not McCarthy desires to comb the open market is as much as him.”
Maybe McCarthy is snug in Dallas and can battle for a brand new deal from the membership. Then once more, maybe he’ll determine he is had sufficient of “America’s Staff” after working underneath Jones by way of a contract 12 months.
McCarthy’s current players seemingly need him to stick round, however he will not owe them or Jones a lot of something after this Sunday’s NFL motion concludes.
