Cowboys hire coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as head coach - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — After looking outside the organization for Mike McCarthy's replacement, the Dallas Cowboys chose coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as the 10th coach in franchise history, the team announced Friday night.

The Cowboys also interviewed Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who coached with the Cowboys for five seasons, spending 2019 to 2022 as their offensive coordinator.

This week, Schottenheimer interviewed with Jones, executive vice president Stephen Jones and vice president of player personnel Will McClay after the aforementioned coaches met with the club. He has a strong relationship with quarterback Dak Prescott and has connected well with people in the organization, but this will be his first head coaching job.

«Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant,» Jones told ESPN. «He ain't Brian no more. He is now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.»

Schottenheimer and the Cowboys agreed to a four-year deal, sources said.

Though Schottenheimer still has to hire his staff, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler that former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is a candidate for the Cowboys' defensive coordinator job. Eberflus was a Cowboys assistant from 2011 to 2017.

Schottenheimer, 51, joined the Cowboys in 2022 as a consultant, working mostly with former defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. When Moore left for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022 after McCarthy took over playcalling duties, Schottenheimer was hired as the offensive coordinator.

Schottenheimer's father, Marty, was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington and San Diego Chargers. As a