Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb backs Mike McCarthy after Jerry Jones’ comments about extension: ‘We all love him’ [Video]

FRISCO, Texas — The National Football League at large is a “what have you done for me lately?” type of business, especially for its coaches.

Even though Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy helped guide America’s Team to three consecutive 12-win seasons from 2021 to 2023, owner and general manager Jerry Jones decided to turn up the heat on McCarthy and his staff in 2024. The decision to have them coach out the final year of their five-year coaching contracts came after Dallas’ 48-32 faceplant against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC wild-card round last January. Jones said, “We all have Green Bay on our mind,” after the Cowboys’ 2024 preseason finale when asked why McCarthy’s expiring contract hadn’t yet been addressed. Jones also said that “angst, pressure, competing” will bring out the best from his coaches and players. 

However, Jones changed his tune for the …