When the Rams hired Jeff Fisher to replace Steve Spagnuolo in 2011, Fisher’s first choice as offensive coordinator was Brian Schottenheimer. Given which of those coaches mentioned has won Super Bowls recently, who would have guessed that it is Schottenheimer getting the job as the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys?
Breaking: The Cowboys are hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach, Jerry Jones tells @AdamSchefter. pic.twitter.com/vy92zhsE4b
— ESPN (@espn) January 25, 2025
Son of Marty, the younger Schottenheimer got his first job as an assistant for Dick Vermeil’s Rams and has spent 14 NFL seasons as an offensive coordinator and never been known so much as a finalist for a head coaching job.