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Mike McCarthy tests positive for COVID-19, Cowboys HC out vs Saints

Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is expected to assume head coaching duties Thursday night with several Cowboys assistants already out. | From @ToddBrock24f7

The Cowboys’ COVID-19 problem continues, and now it’s gone right to the top.

Head coach Mike McCarthy has tested positive for the virus, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter and ESPN reporter Dianna Russini. As per a tweet from Schefter Monday morning, he cites a source as telling him, “there are up to eight positives in Dallas. Details still rolling in.”

A positive test rules McCarthy out of the Week 13 game on Thursday night. WFAA’s Mike Leslie is reporting that defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is expected to assume head coaching responsibilities for the team this week and in New Orleans.

This is a developing story, with more clarification to come as the day continues. But with a host of players and assistant coaches already on the Reserve/COVID list, things are about to potentially get very complicated for the Cowboys as they try to lock down the NFC East title.

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Cowboys News: Preseason schedule finalized, former player linked to one of Watson’s accusers

How will Dallas far against the NFL Champs and runner-ups? Will history cause complications? Could Parsons make a difference?

The Dallas Cowboys continue to go about their offseason business. The club is tight against the cap, but is searching for veteran help in the QB department to back up Dak Prescott. Another one in, another one out without making a deal. Meanwhile, fans trying to plan their offseason travel plans now know what games are on the regular season and preseason schedule and for what dates. The opponents had been announced, but now the dates and times are locked in.

A player from the late 2000s-decade has been anonymously called out by one of the massage therapists who is suing Houston Texans’ QB Deshaun Watson for sexual assault, for a similar incident that went unreported at the alleged time. In other legal news, Ezekiel Elliott’s dogs were loose on Thursday.

Can Prescott return to form? Can the defense continue their late-season turnover trend? Will the matchup with this AFC opponent shatter records? All this and more in the latest edition of Cowboys news and notes.