Cowboys projected potential landing spot for $25 million coaching hire in 2025

The Dallas Cowboys have had an interesting coaching dynamic since Jerry Jones bought them from Bum Bright over thirty years ago. Jones brought along his friend from the University of Arkansas, Miami Hurricanes head coach Jimmy Johnson, in 1989 and together they laid the foundation for a dynasty.

After the relationship soured, another friend from Arkansas, Barry Switzer, took over and won the third of four Lombardis in four seasons. After that success, however, it was an interesting trade-off between inexperienced or respected champions. For every Chan Gailey there was a Bill Parcells, for every Dave Campo there was a Mike McCarthy. None of them have been able to recapture the magic formula from the early 1990s.

The common denominator, of course, is that every coach has had to work with Jones as general manager, but seeing how that isn’t going to change, what will he look for in his next coach after McCarthy’s tenure ends in January (or sooner)?

That could be a head coach with more success than all the others combined. Bill Belichick is starting to reignite his interest in returning to the sidelines in 2025, and Dallas is predicted to be one of the places he could land.

Belichick, 72, has worked in media this year, most notably for ESPN’s College Gameday and CW Network’s Inside the NFL. When he last played in the NFL with the New England Patriots, his salary was believed to be the highest among NFL head coaches at $25 million. He earned it by winning seven titles with the Patriots over a 20-year span.

By comparison, McCarthy would make about $5 million to coach the Cowboys.

This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Cowboys projected as potential landing spot for $25M coaching hire in 2025