Cowboys Urged to Make Wild Move for Former $93 Million Coach
The Dallas Cowboys may soon be in the market for a new head coach, and one name that would turn heads in the football world is former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban. The Cowboys still have head coach Mike McCarthy under contract.
Yet, the team’s blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers calls into question McCarthy’s future. Could Saban want another chance to improve the one blemish on his otherwise impeccable resume: the lack of NFL success?
ESPN’s Kevin Clark has former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll as Dallas’ best replacement option followed closely by Saban. Given that Saban just retired, it feels like a long shot that owner Jerry Jones would be able to lure the coach out of retirement.
The second person I would call is Nick Saban, one of the greatest coaches in the history of football,” Clark explained in a January 15, 2024 episode of “This Is Football.” “[A] bad rap in Miami. …Some people say, ‘He couldn’t relate to millionaire athletes.’ That is not what happened.
“He left [for] the college game because he felt he couldn’t control his own destiny once the [Dolphins] doctors said he couldn’t sign Drew Brees. So, he said, if you do everything right in the NFL, you may not win, which is 100% true,” Clark continued.
“Whereas in college, he knew if you do everything right, you get the five stars. You get the national championships. You cook. Draft, free agency, all that stuff makes it a little bit muddied [in the NFL].”
It is hard to argue with Saban’s resume which includes seven national titles and 11 SEC championships. Not to mention the countless Alabama players under Saban who have gone on to have standout NFL careers.
The cost of luring Saban out of retirement would be pricey for Jones. Saban signed a $93.6 million contract extension with Bama in 2022, per CBS Sports’ Barrett Sallee.
