Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made clear that he still believes Mike McCarthy is the right man to lead Dallas over the hump to the Super Bowl amid growing speculation that the longtime coach is on the hot seat heading into his third year with the NFC East franchise.
“I want to be real clear: He wouldn’t be sitting here today if I didn’t believe he was the man to lead this team to a Super Bowl,” Jones said of McCarthy on NFL Network Tuesday, per Ian Rapoport. “And I have choices. “
Jones’s defense of McCarthy comes shortly after the Cowboys coach was asked about his job security to start a media availability Monday.