The Dallas Cowboys hire the attacking coordinator Brian Shottenheimer as the next coach of the team, the organization announced on Friday.
Shottenheimer will take over as a team’s head coach after two seasons as a team’s offensive coordinator, replacing Mike McCarthy, who agreed to separate from the team after a disappointing season 7-10.
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Since the cowboys separated from McCarthy a week after the end of the season, the organization missed the chance to interview candidates like Mike Trébel, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn earlier in the process.
Shottenheimer joined the organization in 2022 as a coaching analyst, before replacing Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator in 2023. Shottenheimer’s first year as offensive coordinator coincided with quarterback Dak Prescott’s best season, as the team won the NFC East and had the fifth-ranked offense in The whole league.
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However, 2024 was another story. The team finished 16th in total offense after Prescott suffered an injury at the end of the season.
However, Shottenheimer’s work as an offensive coordinator was sufficient to encourage the owner of the cowboys, Jerry Jones, to choose it as head coach, bypassing other potential options, including Deion Sanders and Jason Witten.
Dallas Cowboys’ offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, looks before the match against the New York Giants at the AT&T stadium on November 28, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde / Getty Images)
Shottenheimer, 51, brings nearly three decades of experience as an assistant offensive trail at the table. He was an attacking coordinator for a few other teams before joining the Cowboys in 2022, working in this role for the Jets (2006-11), Rams (2012-14) and Seahawks (2018-2020).
Schottenheimer is also the son of the former head coach decorated with the NFL, Marty Schottenheimer. The eldest Schottenheimer was head coach for four teams, recording the ninth most important victories (205) for a coach in the history of the NFL.
