In a move that has left the NFL and fans alike scratching their heads, Jerry Jones has made a decision about Mike McCarthy's contract extension that defies logic with the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones keeps the uncertainty about Mike McCarthy’s future with the Dallas Cowboys.

Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy sat down to talk Tuesday. Later in the day, the Cowboys denied Chicago’s request to interview McCarthy for its head coaching vacancy. The two are related, based on what two people with knowledge of the impending discussions told The Dallas Morning News after the Bears made their request.