Packers fire head coach McCarthy after loss to Arizona Cardinals
Dec 2, 2018, 5:22 PM | Updated: 5:24 pm
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)
The Green Bay Packers announced Sunday they have parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy.
McCarthy and the Packers lost to the previously 2-9 Arizona Cardinals at home on Sunday, which ultimately proved to be the final straw in a disappointing season.
From Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy:
The 2018 season has not lived up to the expectations and standards of the Green Bay Packers. As a result, I made the difficult decision to relieve Mike McCarthy of his role as head coach, effective immediately,” Murphy said. “Mike has been a terrific head coach and leader of the Packers for 13 seasons, during which time we experienced a great deal of success on and off the field. We want to thank Mike, his wife, Jessica, and the rest of the McCarthy family for all that they have done for the Packers and the Green Bay and Wisconsin communities. We will immediately begin the process of selecting the next head coach of the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers fell to 4-7-1 following the loss to the Cardinals.
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McCarthy had been the Green Bay head coach for the past 13 seasons.
