{"id":17600,"date":"2025-01-06T03:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T03:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17600"},"modified":"2025-01-06T03:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T03:18:07","slug":"video-cameras-caught-mike-mccarthys-interesting-reaction-in-that-locker-room-that-appears-to-reveal-his-fate-as-cowboys-head-coach-following-loss-to-commanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17600","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Cameras Caught Mike McCarthy\u2019s Interesting Reaction In That Locker Room That Appears To Reveal His Fate As Cowboys Head Coach Following Loss To Commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/mike-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike McCarthy<\/a>\u00a0had an interesting reaction following the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u2019 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday, suggesting he already knows his fate as their head coach.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/playbyplay\/_\/gameId\/401671840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fell<\/a>\u00a023-19 to the Commanders at AT&amp;T Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with Terry McLaurin catching the game-winning touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota. Owner\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jerry-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerry Jones<\/a>\u00a0now must decide the fate of Mike McCarthy, whose five-year contract has expired.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Pat Doney of NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth shared a video of McCarthy embracing members of his staff. One can interpret this as a last goodbye and a sign that McCarthy expects to be let go by Jones:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DallasCowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DallasCowboys<\/a> coach Mike McCarthy meets and embraces other members of his staff at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cowboys<\/a> locker room after their season finale vs. Washington\u2026<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dallas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dallas<\/a> expires January 14th.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBefq1hO9z\">pic.twitter.com\/dBefq1hO9z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pat Doney (@PatDoneyNBC5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDoneyNBC5\/status\/1876015163486396618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mike McCarthy went 49-35-0 over his five-year contract as the Dallas head coach. Though the team recorded three straight 12-win seasons from 2021 to 2023, they only won a single playoff game under his leadership.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-cowboys-should-move-on-from-mike-mccarthy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cowboys Should Move On From Mike McCarthy<\/h2>\n<p>Even before\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/dak-prescott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dak Prescott<\/a>\u00a0suffered a hamstring injury that required season-ending surgery, the Cowboys never once resembled a contender in 2024. McCarthy only squeezed one playoff win out of a Dallas group loaded with stars on both sides of the ball, and it\u2019s hard to justify giving him a sixth season at the helm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Mike McCarthy\u00a0had an interesting reaction following the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u2019 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday, suggesting he already knows his fate as their head coach. 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