After 13 years coaching the Green Bay Packers, Mike McCarthy is taking a break.
McCarthy told ESPN that he’s decided to take 2019 off from coaching. But only one year — he said he’ll be “locked and loaded and ready to go for next year.”
McCarthy’s an experienced coach with a track record of success (despite how things ended for him in Green Bay), and with a few teams still looking for coaches, he could still have a chance at a job if he wanted one. But his decision to take a break makes sense given what happened on Wednesday.