According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Dallas Cowboys are promoting offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to be their new head coach. If you're confused, join the club; this is the dumbest possible ending to what has been the dumbest possible coaching saga in the NFL.

Brian Schottenheimer, the son of legendary coach Marty, has been appointed head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Schottenheimer has been promoted from offensive co-ordinator to replace Mike McCarthy, who left the Cowboys after five years in charge earlier this month.

Mike McCarthy is out in Dallas, and the first Cowboys head coaching search since the 2019 offseason is underway. We’ll be keeping track of all the developments, interviews, and rumors below ( Deion Sanders, anyone ?), as the organization closes in on a new leader.