Though several high-profile names were tossed around, the Dallas Cowboys have found their next head coach in-house.

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth has learned that offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, 51, will be the Cowboys' next head coach. Schottenheimer is taking over a club that finished 7-10 last season under Mike McCarthy, whose contract expired earlier this month after five seasons leading the team.

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Schottenheimer, the son of the late NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer, joined the Dallas staff as a consultant in 2022 and held the offensive coordinator title the past two seasons while McCarthy was the play-caller. McCarthy took over those duties in 2023 when the Cowboys and former offensive coordinator Kellen Moore mutually parted way

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