ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike McCarthy says he “absolutely” wants to return as the coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones has dropped multiple hints that McCarthy would be back, but the team owner was far from definitive about McCarthy's future after a 23-19 loss to Washington on Sunday closed out a 7-10 season.

After the Dallas Cowboys loss to the Washington Commanders, Jerry Jones was still singing the praises of Mike McCarthy but won't comment on his future.

A conversation with Jerry Jones can feel a little like being dropped into the movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once” where you bounce from one multiverse to the next as you desperately try to figure out what it all means.