<body><div> DALLAS COWBOYS fans have been left disappointed after thinking head coach Mike McCarthy had been fired. Social media users had spotted a trend online that suggested owner <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/who/jerry-jones/" rel="nofollow"> Jerry Jones </a> had pulled the trigger. <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12718323"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Z5E9s_0wFWZMwR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Z5E9s_0wFWZMwR00" width="959" height="672" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Dallas Cowboys fans were tricked into thinking Jerry Jones had sacked Mike McCarthy </figcaption> Getty </figure> It comes after calls for McCarthy to be dismissed along with his two coordinators after a slow start to the season. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/topic/dallas-cowboys/" rel="nofollow"> Cowboys </a> are 3-3 after their <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12676628/detroit-lions-point-out-pathetic-dallas-cowboys-action/" rel="nofollow"> history-making 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions </a> on October 13. Their defeat was the <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12669322/jerry-jones-cowboys-lions-nfl-history-scorigami/" rel="nofollow"> first instance of the scoreline </a> in <a href="http://the-sun.com/topic/nfl" rel="nofollow"> NFL </a> history. As McCarthy’s team headed into a bye week, fans thought he had been let go after “Dallas coach is fired” started trending on social media. However, it proved to be a false dawn as it quickly emerged the trend related to another of the city’s franchises. Instead of McCarthy, it was the Dallas Wings of the <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/topic/wnba/" rel="nofollow"> WNBA </a> who had fired their head coach, Latricia Trammell. As a result, the Cowboys head into their <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/topic/nfl/" rel="nofollow"> NFL </a> return with McCarthy remaining in his role. He takes his team to <a href="http://the-sun.com/where/California" rel="nofollow"> California </a> this weekend to face the <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/topic/san-francisco-49ers/" rel="nofollow"> San Francisco 49ers </a> on Sunday after a bye week. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12718332"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0gquoB_0wFWZMwR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0gquoB_0wFWZMwR00" width="960" height="640" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">McCarthy and Jones have overseen a 3-3 start for the Cowboys in the NFL this season </figcaption> Getty </figure> The social media rumors are the latest development in a chaotic start to the season for the Cowboys. Owner Jones, who is also the team’s general manager, recently <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12680285/jerry-jones-radio-rant-dallas-cowboys/" rel="nofollow"> launched into a wild rant </a> during a live radio appearance.  Meanwhile, star quarterback <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/who/dak-prescott/" rel="nofollow"> Dak Prescott </a> has been in the headlines in recent weeks. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The 31-year-old <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12672296/dak-prescott-message-dallas-cowboys-detroit-lions/" rel="nofollow"> put out a warning to his teammates </a> following their crushing loss to the Lions. His team had won two games in a row before the blowout defeat at AT&amp;T Stadium. The quarterback also got engaged during his team’s bye week. “Mine Forever!!!! The Best Friend, Partner, Teammate, Mother, and Now Fiancé I could Ask or Pray for! Thank you God for this Blessing and Family! I Love you @sarahjane 4EVER!” the star wrote on Instagram. Dak proposed to the mother of his child on a golf course, while the pair were wearing matching white outfits. <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12718335"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1KABGK_0wFWZMwR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1KABGK_0wFWZMwR00" width="960" height="640" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Quarterback Dak Prescott will be hoping to help his team return to winning ways on Sunday </figcaption> AP </figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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DALLAS COWBOYS fans have been left disappointed after thinking head coach Mike McCarthy had been fired. Social media users had spotted a trend online that suggested owner Jerry Jones had pulled the trigger. It comes after calls for McCarthy to be dismissed along with his two coordinators after a slow start to the season. The […]