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Dallas Cowboys hire Brian Schottenheimer as offensive coordinator to replace Kellen Moore

Schottenheimer served as a consultant for Dallas in the 2022-23 season; head coach Mike McCarthy will call plays.

Update:
This story has been updated with more information.

One week after Kellen Moore and the Cowboys reached a mutual decision to part ways, the club has announced his replacement.

Brian Schottenheimer will take over as the team’s offensive coordinator. He’s had 22 years of NFL experience with 12 of those at the coordinator level.

Indications were that head coach Mike McCarthy would look outside the organization to fill the position. He interviewed Carolina’s Jeff Nixon (assistant head coach offense) and LA Rams’ Thomas Brown (tight ends coach/assistant head coach) in recent days.

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But the fact McCarthy will call the plays limits the attractiveness to some candidates. He also has a long history with his new coordinator.

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McCarthy cut his NFL teeth under Brian’s father, Kansas City head coach Marty Schottenheimer, back in the mid-1990s. The two are on the same, philosophical page when it comes to offense.

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Since Schottenheimer spent the past season as a consultant for the Cowboys, he’s already familiar with how the organization works.

“He has been an important part of our staff already and has a great grasp of where we are and where we want to go,’’ McCarthy said in a Saturday afternoon release issued by the club. “Brian also has an exceptionally strong foundation, history and relationships beyond his time here that translate very well into understanding what our approach to operating and executing will be for the future.

“This will be an exciting and efficient transition for us that I am confident will help yield the growth and results we all want and expect.’’

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Mike Solari was added to the staff as an offensive line coach a few days ago. There are still openings for position coaches at quarterback and running back with the latitude for McCarthy to reconfigure his staff and create a run or pass game coordinator position going forward.

Schottenheimer has had coordinator stints with the New York Jets (’06-11), St. Louis Rams (’12-14) and Seattle (’18-20). He worked on five other staffs in other capacities and came to the Cowboys after a season as Jacksonville’s passing game coordinator.

“Having long-standing, great respect and appreciation for Mike McCarthy as a person, a leader and a head coach makes this a very rewarding and compelling moment for me,’’ Schottenheimer said in a release.

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