By SportsDay Staff Feb 4, 2023
The Cowboys on Saturday afternoon announced that Brian Schottenheimer will be the team’s new offensive coordinator, replacing Kellen Moore.
“I am very happy to have Brian take on this key role with our team. 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,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said in a news release.
Schottenheimer, a veteran coach and son of former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer, served as a consultant for the Cowboys during the 2022-23 season.
The Dallas Morning News reported last weekend that Moore and the organization had mutually agreed to part ways and that McCarthy would call the offensive plays for the Cowboys in 2023. It didn’t take long for Moore to find a new home, as the Los Angeles Chargers named him their offensive coordinator on Monday.
The organization had interviewed others for the role this week, including Vikings tight ends/passing game coordinator Brian Angelichio on Thursday, according to ESPN, and Carolina running backs coach Jeff Nixon and Los Angeles Rams tight ends coach Thomas Brown.
Schottenheimer’s last stint as an offensive coordinator was with the Seattle Seahawks from 2018 to 2020. He also served as the quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 before joining the Cowboys in 2022.