Brian Schottenheimer, the son of legendary coach Marty, has been named head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
Schottenheimer was promoted to offensive coordinator to replace Mike McCarthy, who left the Cowboys after five years at the helm earlier this month.
The 51-year-old has no experience as a head coach but has held various positions with NFL teams for more than 25 years.
Schottenheimer spent the last three seasons with the Cowboys under McCarthy, who was mentored by his father Marty before his death in 2021.
Marty had 200 regular season wins during 21 years as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Commanders and San Diego Chargers.
The Cowboys will introduce Schottenheimer as head coach at a news conference Monday.
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who worked under McCarthy at the Cowboys before being replaced by Schottenheimer, was also interviewed for the role.
“Schottenheimer boasted a much longer coaching history between the two, although he did not call up playing in Dallas during the McCarthy era,” read a Cowboys release.
He becomes the Cowboys’ 10th head coach and ninth since owner Jerry Jones took over in 1989.
Raiders name Carroll as head coach
The Las Vegas Raiders have named 73-year-old Pete Carroll as head coach.
Carroll is entering his 31st season in the NFL and most recently spent 14 years as coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
He led them to five NFC West Division titles, two NFC championships and their first Super Bowl victory in 2014.
He replaces Antonio Pierce, who was fired earlier this month after a 10-game losing streak left the Raiders at the bottom of the AFC West with a 4-13 record.
Carroll is the fifth coach, including those in an interim role, that the Raiders have held since moving to Las Vegas in 2020.