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Locked On Cowboys: Mike McCarthy tests positive for COVID-19

Jeremy Brener | Nov 30, 2021

Just as it has since March 2020, COVID-19 continues to rear its ugly head. This time, it's hit home for the Dallas Cowboys.

The team has been dealing with an outbreak with 13 people now sidelined by the illness. Mike McCarthy became the latest person to test positive, ruling him out for Thursday night's game against the New Orleans Saints. ... "latest'' until Tuesday, when cornerback Nahshon Wright tested positive and is now on the COVID list. He is the second player this week, joining tackle Terence Steele.

The Cowboys made the following statement regarding McCarthy:

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has been entered into the NFL’s Covid protocols this morning. Although he will not be on the field for the Saints game, McCarthy will continue to direct, and be in involved in, all meetings and game preparations on a virtual basis for the remainder of the week, including Thursday’s meetings in New Orleans.

With McCarthy away from the team, defensive coordinator Dan Quinn addressed the team following Monday's practice and will handle in-game decisions for the team when it travels to the Big Easy later this week.

Quinn served as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 2015-20 before joining McCarthy's staff this offseason. As a head coach, Quinn went 4-6 against the Saints in 10 games.

In this episode of the "Locked On Cowboys" Podcast, hosts Marcus Mosher and Landon McCool discuss Mike McCarthy testing positive for COVID-19. They debate who could take over his head coaching job in Week 13 and offensive tackle Terence Steele missing this week against the Saints.

Finally, they touch on all of the action from the NFC in Week 13 and how the rest of the conference might shake out.

Marcus and Landon deal with all that more on this episode of "Locked On Cowboys." Join us here!

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Published Nov 30, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.