The Cowboys have a new head coach.
Dallas has hired Brian Schottenheimer to take over on the sideline. The team announced Friday night..
of The Dallas Morning News reported The contract will be for four years.
“Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant.'' Jones told ESPN.. “He's not Brian anymore. He's now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.”
Schottenheimer served as the team's offensive coordinator for the past two seasons under Mike McCarthy, but was fired after the season.
This will be the 51-year-old's first head coaching position.
Schottenheimer previously served as offensive coordinator for the Jets (2006-11), Rams (2012-14) and Seahawks (2018-20).
His father, Marty, won 200 games as an NFL head coach and is in the Chiefs Hall of Fame.
Schottenheimer will take over after McCarthy and the Cowboys were unable to agree on terms for a long-term extension at the end of the season.
McCarthy's Cowboys had a 49-35 record in his five seasons as head coach, but won just one postseason game under McCarthy.
Even with the experienced Schottenheimer leading the offense, McCarthy was still responsible for calling the plays the past two years.
The Cowboys were the league's leading scorer (29.9 points per game) in 2023 thanks to a career year from quarterback Dak Prescott, but this season has been slowed in part by Prescott requiring surgery in November. fell back to mid-rank. Partially torn hamstring.
Dallas also met with former Jets head coach Robert Saleh, Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and Seahawks assistant Leslie Frazier for the opening.
Shortly after the Schottenheimer news broke, Saleh was officially named the 49ers' next defensive coordinator, a position he held from 2017-20.
Schottenheimer's time in New York culminated during the 2009 and 2010 seasons, when the Jets made back-to-back appearances in the AFC Championship Game.
Gang Green ranked in the top five in rushing in both seasons, but was in the bottom third of the league in passing in Mark Sanchez's first two years as a center.
It's still unclear what will become of Cowboys coach Schottenheimer's staff, but ESPN reported that former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is the “top candidate” for the defensive coordinator position.
Schottenheimer's promotion to Dallas leaves the Saints as the only team with a head coaching vacancy.
