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Only two weeks remain in the 2024 regular season and the Dallas Cowboys still have not extended the contracts of head coach Mike McCarthy and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.

It seems that Jerry Jones is prepared to take this down to the wire. That’s what ex-Dallas coach Jason Garrett thinks will happen. If true, the team’s performance against the Eagles and Commanders, respectively, to finish the year could determine McCarthy’s future.

Jones has implied that McCarthy and Zimmer are a package deal, meaning if one is back, both are back. If one is gone, both are gone. Many Cowboys fans would like Zimmer back next year even if McCarthy is fired.

But does Zimmer want to come back? While the 68-year-old told the Dallas media he does not regret coaching this season, he didn’t commit to coaching in 2025.

Cowboys’ DC Mike Zimmer might not want to coach in 2025

Zimmer said that being back in coaching has been “hard,” via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. When asked if he wants to keep at it, Zimmer said, “We’ll see. Let’s wait until the end of the year and see where we’re at.”

That’s the last thing Cowboys fans wanted to hear during the holidays.

There’s been so much talk about wanting to run it back with Zimmer, but he’ll turn 69 before next season. He was also out of the NFL for three years before returning to Dallas. With that said, it’s not like he was out of coaching entirely. In 2022 and 2023, he served