Dak Prescott reacts to Dallas Cowboys parting ways with Mike McCarthy

Dak Prescott was hoping Mike McCarthy would remain the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for the 2025 season and beyond. After the Cowboys announced they were parting ways with McCarthy on Monday, Prescott shared his reaction to McCarthy moving on to another team.

“Bummed, because we built some things,” Prescott said in a text to Clarence Hill of ALL DLLS (per Pro Football Talk). “But I guess they couldn’t reach an agreement. SMH.”

Prescott also told Hill that McCarthy is “a great coach and a hell of a man.” He added that he takes “responsibility for our team being in this position.”

“It’s the business,” Prescott said. “I look forward to the future plan.”

Prescott only played in eight games during the 2024 season because he suffered a torn hamstring. The Cowboys went 3-5 with their starting quarterback in the lineup and went 4-5 without him.

The Cowboys hired Mike McCarthy in 2020, and he tallied a 49-35 record in five seasons. During that run, McCarthy helped Dak Prescott and the Cowboys win two NFC East titles, but the team only won one playoff game.

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“Throughout Mike McCarthy’s tenure here, including the last several weeks, I have been very complimentary of the job he has done. That has applied to our record over that time period, our team unity and culture, Mike’s qualifications and track record of success, and on a personal level as a tremendous human being,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement. “I have great respect for Mike, and he has led the team through some very unique and challenging times during his tenure.

“Over the past week, Mike and I had the opportunity to conduct a joint review of all aspects of the past season, our players and staff, and also spent considerable time discussing the road forward for the team. These discussions were thorough and received an appropriate amount of time and depth to cover. Prior to reaching the point of contract negotiations, though, it became mutually clear that it would be better for each of us to head in a different direction.”

Prescott will play for his third head coach in 2025. When he was drafted by the team in 2016, Jason Garrett was the head coach. It’s not clear who will be the Cowboys’ next head coach, but it’s been reported that the team has interest in Deion Sanders.