FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones did Mike McCarthy no favors in 2024. Now the two will go their separate ways.
McCarthy will not return as Cowboys head coach in 2025, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Jones allowed McCarthy and his entire staff to coach the season in the final year of their contracts with a roster that was arguably worse than the one that lost in the wild-card round to the Green Bay Packers last January.
Yes, the Cowboys made quarterback Dak Prescott the highest-paid player in NFL history and CeeDee Lamb the second-highest paid wide receiver in the NFL, but they were going to be on the team in 2024 whether they had an extension or not.