Brian Schottenheimer is widely believed to be on the verge of following in the footsteps of his father, Marty, as an NFL head coach. Here's what to know about Marty Schottenheimer's coaching career.

During his Cowboys introduction Monday, Dallas’ newest head coach reflected on what Marty Schottenheimer accomplished throughout his career while

Brian Schottenheimer has been promoted to head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, following Mike McCarthy's departure. Despite having no prior head coaching experience, Schottenheimer's familiarity with the team and offensive knowledge led to this surprising move.

The son of the late Marty Schottenheimer, Brian Schottenheimer served as an assistant under McCarthy the past three seasons. He joined the Cowboys as an analyst in 2022 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2023 when Kellen Moore was fired.

DALLAS — Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones emotionally defended his hiring of new coach Brian Schottenheimer in a press conference Monday, acknowledging that the previous career assistant Schottenheimer is a "risky" hire. But Jones, who made his fortune as an oil wildcatter, said he "got here taking shots."

Schottenheimer, the team’s offensive coordinator the last two seasons, has agreed to a contract to become the Cowboys head coach, the team announced Friday night. The deal is for four years, a person with knowledge of the contract told The Dallas Morning News.

After the Dallas Cowboys didn’t reach an agreement to retain coach Mike McCarthy, owner Jerry Jones chose a successor from within and promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach, in a move that would have been seen as stunning as recently as a few days ago.

Brian Schottenheimer carried a card in his wallet when he was still in college, inscribed with his goal at the time. Become the youngest head coach in the NFL. Didn't quite work out that way for the son of the late coach Marty Schottenheimer,

Brian Schottenheimer carried a card in his wallet when he was still in college, inscribed with his goal at the time.

We don’t know and never will know how Brian would have fared if his last name was Smith instead of Schottenheimer. And that makes the new Dallas Cowboy football coach a risk.

Jerry Jones passed on outside options to make his offensive coordinator a first-time head coach. Here's how it happened.