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Cowboys' Jerry Jones Calls Mike McCarthy an 'Outstanding Coach' amid Belichick Buzz

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is entering the final year of his contract as his team prepares for the 2024 campaign, but team owner Jerry Jones didn't sound like someone eager to find a new coach in 2025.

"Mike McCarthy is an outstanding coach," Jones said during a Wednesday interview with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith (one-hour, four-minute mark). "We've had 12-win seasons for the last three years. … I'll tell you firsthand, he's got outstanding ways with players. He's an outstanding coach. As hard a working coach as I've ever been around."

McCarthy and quarterback Dak Prescott are each entering the last year of their contracts, and Jones said this is "just the way that I wanted to do it so that we could basically speak to fans, teams, everybody involved.