Mike McCarthy on returning to Cowboys - 'Buy into us' - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy hopes history can repeat itself.

For a long-term future with the Dallas Cowboys, it might have to.

In his fifth year with the Green Bay Packers in 2010, he won Super Bowl XLV. He enters his fifth season as Cowboys head coach in 2024 without any assurance he will be back in 2025 since he is in the final year of his contract.

«I believe that the direction, the leadership, everything is in place,» McCarthy said. «And I'm not very comfortable talking about myself, but I came here to win a championship. I didn't come here to get another contract or anything other than that. I came to Dallas to win a world championship, and that's why I'm standing here. Buy into us.»

Three days after a disappointing wild-card loss to the Packers at AT&T Stadium, owner and general manager Jerry Jones made McCarthy's return in 2024 official on Wednesday with a 260-word statement that lauded McCarthy's regular-season winning percentage and his, «demonstrated postseason success,» even if it came with the Packers. The Cowboys are just 1-3 in the playoffs under McCarthy.

Jones and McCarthy had a three-hour meeting on Wednesday that covered everything from the wild-card loss to the Packers, the players and the direction going forward. McCarthy said he did not enter the meeting wondering if his job was on the line.

«I'll be honest with you the only thing I worry about is my family,» McCarthy said. «I'm extremely confident in who I am. I can't say that enough. So I'm confident in what we've done here and I have great confidence where we're going. That's really how the meeting ended. And not only where we're going but we've got work to do. The job's not finished yet. And we both know that.»

McCarthy has posted a 42-25