The curious part is that Brian has been an assistant coach since 1998, and while he had the tag of “Hot Assistant Coach” for a while, it faded. He’s served as an analyst, a quarterbacks coach, a tight ends coach, and an offensive coordinator since he started his career with the St. Louis Rams, in 1997.

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.

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as a new head coach, a fan favorite during eight seasons as a player in New England. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a decision hasn’t been announced. They said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and McCarth…

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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.

Jones broke into the league by firing an NFL coaching icon in Tom Landry and replacing him with a college coach. Jimmy Johnson was a successful college coach, but that rarely translated into being a successful NFL coach in the late ’80s and early ’90s.

After teasing bigger names in brighter lights, Jerry Jones ultimately hired low-key assistant Brian Schottenheimer under the cover of night.

After all, this is Jerry Jones’ team. Following a week in limbo ... Remember, he came into the NFL in 1989 with a shock as he replaced the legendary Tom Landry with Jimmy Johnson, and that worked out. Then when he split with Johnson in 1994, he brought ...

Brian Schottenheimer says he's “ready” to be coach of the Dallas Cowboys after a long career as an NFL assistant.

Jerry Jones was asked why he hired Brian Schottenheimer and went on a rant about how he has basically never missed a Senior Bowl or NFL Combine and how he wanted to be a coach and a bunch of other stuff and went on for several minutes without ever actually talking about Brian

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