Shock new favorite emerges to become Cowboys head coach... despite never holding a top job before
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The Cowboys may be closing in on hiring a hugely unexpected head coaching candidate, according to new betting odds posted Monday. Dallas, who parted ways with Mike McCarthy earlier this month after the two sides failed to reach a contract extension, are in the market for a new head coach - with Deion Sanders among those previously linked to the job.
![[And offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has emerged as the favorite for the job]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/22/94321283-0-And_offensive_coordinator-a-17_1737410824946.jpg)
But the best bet for the job now appears to be Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, who was deemed the favorite on Monday by DraftKings. Schottenheimer, who has never been a head coach at any level, was given -180 odds of becoming Dallas' head coach at one point, and moved to -250 later in the day according to multiple reports.
Kellen Moore, who was previously the offensive coordinator for the Cowboys and Chargers and now holds the same role for the Eagles, was given the second-best odds at +250. He was previously the favorite. Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury was in third at +350, former Jets head coach Robert Saleh was at +450 and now-former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was at +550 - though he agreed to become Bears head coach afterwards according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Jerry Jones is searching for the Cowboys' next head coach ahead of the 2025 season. And offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has emerged as the favorite for the job. Sanders was way back in seventh at +750, with Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady also ahead of him at +650.
