But not this time. No, Jerry Jones wanted to sneak the announcement of Brian Schottenheimer being named the franchise’s 10th head coach under the radar, leaking the word just before 9:45 pm eastern on a Friday night.

Jones made the comfortable move that likely won't cost too much to replace Mike McCarthy as the Cowboys head coach

Adding a little levity to the situation, a “things could actually be worse” look at the Cowboys’ coaching search. | From @BenGrimaldi

Here comes the gossip that would have Jerry Jones already forfeiting the 2025 season, tanking so his Cowboys can select University of Texas QB Arch Manning in the 2026 NFL Draft.

As a group phone call shows, Schottenheimer is very much a "Dak-friendly'' hire ... with the next question to be answered: Will it ever be a Cowboys Nation-friendly hire?

Cowboys fans are still trying to figure out what is going on in Dallas. So is one of the franchise’s greatest players of all-time. “They’ve lost a generation of fans,”

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.

Jerry Jones' search to replace Mike McCarthy didn't take him far. The Cowboys are hiring Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach.

For the third time, Jerry Jones looked down the hall to find his head coach. — ©2025 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Mike Zimmer will not be returning as the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025, and will most likely retire.

It doesn’t stop with free agency. Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb signed lucrative extensions ahead of last season. But Prescott’s deal was finalized just hours before the opener and Lamb skipped the offseason program and training camp before his deal was done.