Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told fans he is still a "risk taker" and hiring Brian Schottenheimer as head coach is "is as big a risk as you can take."

Jerry defended the decision as the culmination of a “thorough, thorough process.” The Cowboys interviewed Robert Saleh, Leslie Frazier, Kellen Moore, and Schottenheimer. They created some buzz by making it known that they spoke to Deion Sanders and Pete Carroll, although neither was officially interviewed.