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Ray Ratto

Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys looks on during the fourth quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on December 15, 2024.

Dallas Cowboys v Carolina Panthers

Mike McCarthy, Who Couldn’t Escape The Cowboys, Escapes The Cowboys

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Barry Petchesky

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 10: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks on before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&amp;T Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

Philadelphia Eagles v Dallas Cowboys

The Forces Of Nature Are Arrayed Against Jerry Jones

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 10: The sun shines through the windows at AT&amp;T Stadium during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants on October 10, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

Jerry Jones Does Not Have Sufficient Respect For The Sun

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David Roth

Closeup of painted Oakland Raiders fans in Black Hole during game vs New York Jets in Oakland in 2003. They've got like weird helmets and skull stuff going on.

Oakland Raiders Fans, 2003 AFC Playoffs

A Taste Of That Football-Shaped Bread, With Ray Ratto

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Patrick Redford

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 03: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys walks off the field after a loss to the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 03, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Dallas Cowboys v Atlanta Falcons

The Cowboys Are In The Pain Zone

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy speaks to media at a press conference after the game against the Detroit Lions on October 13, 2024. He is wearing a plaid Cowboys hat and looks exhausted.

Detroit Lions v Dallas Cowboys

Mike McCarthy Is Still Sitting In The Hottest Seat In Sports

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Drew Magary

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks on before a game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&amp;T Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

Baltimore Ravens v Dallas Cowboys

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The 2024 NFL Season Is A Hater’s Paradise

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks on, and kind of like a very rich/mean version of Yoda, before a game against the Baltimore Ravens in September of 2024.

Jerry Jones Doesn’t Appreciate Your Tone

Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys looks on from the field prior to an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers at AT&amp;T Stadium on January 14, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

NFC Wild Card Playoffs – Green Bay Packers v Dallas Cowboys

Mike McCarthy Must Be Doing Something Right

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Chris Thompson

Jim Trotter smiles during a media appearance.

Jim Trotter’s Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Makes Working For NFL Network Sound Like A Nightmare

Jerry Jones the owner of the Dallas Cowboys against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on December 29, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dallas Cowboys v Tennessee Titans

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2023: Dallas Cowboys

Roger Goodell speaks to the assembled media with kind of a dippy grin on his face before the Super Bowl in February of 2023.

Super Bowl LVII – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Press Conference

Roger Goodell Got A Big New Contract To Do The Same Old Thing

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Tom Ley

NFC Wild Card Playoffs – Dallas Cowboys v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Cowboys Have Full Confidence In Brett Maher. Maybe. Possibly Not So Much.

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Samer Kalaf

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Jerry Jones Is Still In That Photo

NFL: AUG 20 Preseason – Cowboys at Chargers

Dak Prescott’s In Pain, And Mike McCarthy’s In Trouble

Dallas Cowboys Introduce Head Coach Mike McCarthy

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Dallas Cowboys

NFC Wild Card Playoffs – San Francisco 49ers v Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys Sure Know How To Sew Up A Voyeurism Scandal

Team owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys talks with the media during a press conference at the Ford Center at The Star on January 08, 2020 in Frisco, Texas.

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