Mike McCarthy will have several options if he doesn't return to the Dallas Cowboys, with the head coach being linked to another NFC team not named the Bears.
The Chicago Bears requested an interview on Monday with Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy to fill their vacant position. On November 29, the Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus after the team's 4-8 start to the season.
Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints, who also covers the NBA and MLB. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, ran his own website, and had bylines at FanSided and the Basketball Network.
Mike McCarthy. Sitting at 3-7 with no Dak Prescott, a floundering offense, and a regressed defensive unit sans former defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, it looked like the Dallas Cowboys would be searching for a new head coach come January.
The Dallas Cowboys have some tough choices to make this offseason, and that starts with the future of head coach Mike McCarthy and the rest of his staff. McCart
Mike McCarthy’s NFL future remains up in the air. But it’s already clear where the Dallas Cowboys stand on their current head coach joining one of the most famous teams in the league.
On Monday afternoon, the Chicago Bears, who moved on from head coach Matt Eberflus during the season, put in a request to interview McCarthy for their head coach opening, a Cowboys team source says.
Dallas brass “still has not responded to Chicago’s request” to speak to current Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy about the Bears’ vacancy, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday, one day after the NFC North club initially sought permission.
The Dallas Cowboys blocked the Chicago Bears from interviewing Mike McCarthy this week, but their indecision could end up costing them their most valuable piece on the coaching staff.
The Dallas Cowboys weren’t expecting Mike McCarthy to have leverage over them, but that’s exactly what’s happened.
The teams eliminated from the NFL are beginning to move their pieces while the attention of fans is on the playoffs, which this weekend begin with the Wild Card games. Meanwhile, t