Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer shares Mike McCarthy prediction

With the future of Mike McCarthy still in the air, one Dallas Cowboys legend shared his thoughts.

Dallas Cowboys special teams coach John Fassel and head coach Mike McCarthy in the tunnel before game against the Dallas Cowboys. / Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Another day, more speculation about Mike McCarthy's future with the Dallas Cowboys.

Because Jerry Jones has been so comfortable dragging his feet on key issues like locking up your star players for the long term, Jones is letting the McCarthy saga play out.

McCarthy's exclusive negotiating period with the team expires on January 14.

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But what will Jerry ultimately end up doing with the head coach?

Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman shared his thoughts on the entire situation and predicted McCarthy will ultimately return to Big D.

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“I don’t know how you sell this one way or another,” Aikman said during his weekly interview with Sportsradio 96.7 FM/1310 The Ticket (KTCK-AM), per The Dallas Morning News.

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“I’ve thought for a while that he would be back. I guess the fact that that hasn’t been announced publicly that he is coming back, then it must come down to a contract, if they can reach an agreement on a contract, what that might look like.

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He added, “I think this week when Chicago reached out and requested the opportunity to interview Mike, and then that was denied, it would seem that he’ll be back. I can’t imagine him not being back, and then he missed out on an opportunity to interview for a job that he might have wanted, you know? I mean, it just doesn’t — none of this makes sense to me.”

All signs point to a McCarthy return, but with Jerry Jones you never know what wild situation could happen.

But the clock is ticking, so the front office better decide quickly. It's pretty convenient that Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns play tonight, though, eh?

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