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.

The Dallas Cowboys made the perplexing move on Friday evening of promoting offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to the team’s head coaching position. Schottenheimer rose the ranks in Dallas from being a coaching analyst in 2022 to the team’s offensive play-caller in 2023 and the team’s head coach in 2025.

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.

Brian Schottenheimer has not been a head coach at any level, but Dallas' offensive coordinator agreed to terms on Friday to replace Mike McCarthy and become the 10th head coach in Cowboys history.

The Dallas Cowboys are hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as the team's next head coach after parting ways with Mike McCarthy.

After looking outside the organization for Mike McCarthy’s replacement, the team surprisingly promotes its offensive coordinator to be the 10th head coach in franchise history.

Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells and assistant head coach Sean Payton watch with Keyshawn Johnson (19) on the sidelines during the final minute of19-13 loss to the Oakland Raiders at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, October 2, 2005. Pa

The Dallas Cowboys have named Brian Schottenheimer their new head coach, the team announced on Friday. Congrats, Coach Schottenheimer! ⭐️ Tune in to the official introductory press conference Monday, January 27th at 11am CT. #DallasCowboys | 📰: https://t.co/VFHlroDWjz pic.twitter.com/2D7MM7nIMZ

Jerry Jones went with Brian Schottenheimer over Kellen Moore, who spent five seasons with the Cowboys from 2018-2022, with the latter four seasons as the team’s offensive coordinator.

The Dallas Cowboys have agreed terms with Brian Schottenheimer and will appoint him as their new head coach replacing Mike McCarthy, the team said on their website.The Cowboys said Schottenheimer agreed to terms on Friday evening after two interviews earlier in the week.

The Dallas Cowboys are hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.