The Dallas Cowboys are hiring Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach. The offensive coordinator has been chosen by Jerry Jones as the man to replace Mike McCarthy. It will be his first head coaching job in the NFL. 'Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant,' Jones said.
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'He ain't Brian no more. He is now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.'. The 51-year-old Schottenheimer, son of the late NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer, joined the Dallas staff as a consultant in 2022 and held the offensive coordinator title the past two seasons while McCarthy was the play-caller.
McCarthy and the Cowboys parted ways earlier this month after his initial five-year contract with the club expired. He then interviewed with Chicago, but the Bears hired Ben Johnson instead. The Dallas Cowboys are hiring Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach.
The offensive coordinator has been chosen by Jerry Jones to replace Mike McCarthy. The Cowboys also interviewed Eagles OC Kellen Moore, former Jets HC Robert Saleh, former Vikings HC Leslie Frazier and had a conversation with Colorado HC Deion Sanders.
It leaves just one head coach opening in the NFL: New Orleans Saints. Schottenheimer will be officially introduced as the Cowboys head coach on Monday. While many other teams are hiring exciting names to lead their franchise, fans have slammed Jones and the Cowboys since links to Schottenheimer emerged.
