Brian Schottenheimer was quick to address the skeptics over his hiring to lead the Dallas Cowboys, even before taking a moment to recognize his late father, longtime NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer. “I’ve had some opportunities when I was a much younger man,

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones acknowledged he ventured off the beaten path a bit when he tabbed Brian Schottenheimer as the team's next head coach.

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The Cowboys finished 7-10 this season under McCarthy, missing the playoffs after three straight 12-5 campaigns. Schottenheimer inherits a team featuring Dak Prescott, who signed a record $240 million contract in September, averaging $60 million annually.

New head coach Brian Schottenheimer and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones answered questions on Monday about the hire and the teams efforts moving forward.

The first question was about why Jones hired Schottenheimer as head coach. Ten minutes of emotional rambling later, the tone was set, and it felt familiar to anyone who's followed the Cowboys in recent decades.

51, and son of former Browns, Chiefs and Chargers head coach Marty Schottenheimer, Brian Schottenheimer has spent the last three seasons as an assistant under Mike McCarthy. He was brought on in 2022 as an offensive analyst, then moved into the role of coordinator when the team parted ways with Kellen Moore in 2023.

The Dallas Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has agreed to become the storied franchise's next coach.

McCarthy, whose contract expired with the Cowboys and wasn't signed to an extension, will sit out the 2025 season, according to NFL Media's Tom Pelissero. McCarthy removed his name from consideration for the New Orleans Saints' vacancy. The Saints are the last team to have a head coaching job open this offseason.

Brian Schottenheimer carried a card in his wallet when he was still in college, inscribed with his goal at the time. Become the youngest head coach in the NFL. Didn’t quite work out that way for the son of the late coach Marty Schottenheimer,

Chris Broussard shares his thoughts on Brian Schottenheimer's fit as the Dallas Cowboys' head coach. He believes it will be a repeat of last season, with struggles to make the playoffs.