Dak Prescott wants Mike McCarthy to remain Cowboys head coach: 'Wholeheartedly believe in him'

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott may be locked in for the future after signing a lucrative extension this past offseason, but with five games remaining on the schedule, head coach Mike McCarthy's future in "Jerry's World" remains to be seen. 

If it were up to Prescott, McCarthy would return in 2025. 

Prescott isn't able to run McCarthy's offense on gameday after suffering a season-ending hamstring injury, a main reason why Dallas isn't going to replicate another 12-5 season for the fourth straight season.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) and head coach Mike McCarthy before the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.  (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

But he believes in McCarthy's leadership, enough so that he basically endorsed owner Jerry Jones extending his contract following the 2024 regular season. 

"Your coach seems like he's playing on his last contract and [I'm] almost feeling helpless like I can't help him in this situation, especially a guy you believe in so much and you believe in being your head coach," Prescott told Yahoo Sports. "Control what I can control, help and support Mike to every extent that I can."

As the Cowboys' season was spiraling out of control before ripping off back-to-back wins, most recently against the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day, McCarthy's tenure as head coach in Dallas appeared all but done. 

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However, Jones did say last week that it wouldn't be "crazy" to think McCarthy could return for his sixth season and even more after that. 

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