Cowboys' Jones won't rule out extension for McCarthy

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he isn't ruling out a contract extension for head coach Mike McCarthy.

"I don't think that's crazy at all," Jones said during his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan, according to The Athletic's Jon Machota. "This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and done that. He has great ideas. We got a lot of football left."

Jones added that the six games that the Cowboys have remaining are a "lifetime" when it comes to influencing what the franchise will do in the offseason, per Pro Football Talk's Josh Alper.

McCarthy, who coached the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl victory in 2011, is in the final season of a five-year deal he signed in 2020. The 61-year-old is 46-32 with the Cowboys and led the franchise to three straight 12-5 seasons from 2021 to 2023.

Jones remains optimistic about the Cowboys' trajectory this season amid a 4-7 campaign. Dallas halted a five-game losing streak Sunday by holding on to win 34-26 thriller against the Washington Commanders.

Cowboys ownership has been reluctant to move on from McCarthy amid a disappointing campaign with injuries to key starters such as Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, and DeMarcus Lawrence. Jones previously said McCarthy hasn't lost the locker room despite the team's disappointing record.

Jones echoed the sentiments of chief operating officer and co-owner Stephen Jones, who was asked if he had any mixed emotions while watching the Cowboys' win against their NFC East rivals on Sunday.

"Absolutely not. We've been very up front that we want to win football games right now," Stephen Jones said. "The most important thing right now is to play the people who give us the best chance to win the game."

McCarthy will try to continue the Cowboys' momentum Thursday against the New York Giants in a Thanksgiving Day matchup.