FRISCO, Texas -- After looking outside the organization for Mike McCarthy's replacement, the Dallas Cowboys have chosen coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as the 10th coach in franchise history, Jerry Jones told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Cowboys also interviewed Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who coached with the Cowboys for five seasons, spending 2019-22 as the offensive coordinator.

Schottenheimer interviewed this week with Jones, executive vice president Stephen Jones and vice president of player personnel Will McClay after the aforementioned coaches. He has a strong relationship with quarterback Dak Prescott and has connected well with people in the organization, but this will be his first head coaching job.

Schottenheimer, 51, joined the Cowboys in 2022 as a consultant, working mostly with former defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. When Moore left for the Los Angeles Chargers after McCarthy decided to take over the play-calling duties, he was hired as the offensive coordinator.

Schottenheimer's father, Marty, was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington and San Diego Chargers. Marty Schottenheimer made the playoffs 18 times in 21 years as a coach and three times made it to the AFC Championship Game (twice with the Browns and once with the Chiefs). His 200 regular-season wins are seventh most in NFL history.

The only other coach in Jones' era to be named a head coach without prior experience was Dave Campo, who posted a 15-33 record from 2000-02. Jason Garrett served as the interim head coach in 2010 before landing the job full-time in 2011, lasting until 2019.

Schottenheimer has been an offensive coordinator with the St. Louis Rams, Jets and Seahawks. He served as the Jacksonville Jaguars' passing game coordinator in 2021 before coming to Dallas.

In 12 years as a playcaller, Schottenheimer had four offenses finish inside the top 10 in points per game and three times in the top half in the league in yards per game. His best three years came with the Seahawks when they finished sixth, ninth and eighth in points per game with Russell Wilson at quarterback.

While he did not call plays under McCarthy, he had a large role in the offense with team sources saying he helped jumpstart the offense in 2023 after a slow start. The Cowboys finished with the highest-scoring offense in the league (29.9 points per game) and fifth in yards (371.6) but scored 30 or more points in seven of their final 11 games.

In 2024, the Cowboys' dipped dramatically, averaging 20.6 points and 327.5 yards per game. While hurt by injuries, particularly to Prescott, the Cowboys scored 30 or more points just three times last season. The Cowboys and McCarthy opted to part ways on Jan. 13 after it became clear the length of an extension was an issue, per multiple sources.

McCarthy went 49-35 in the regular season with the Cowboys, posting three straight 12-5 marks from 2021-23, but he was unable to continue the playoff success he had with the Green Bay Packers. The Cowboys were just 1-3 in the postseason, losing two games at AT&T Stadium, including a 48-32 defeat to the Packers in the wild-card round after the Cowboys entered that game with a 16-game home winning streak.

Now Schottenheimer will be tasked to take the Cowboys to a spot they have not been since 1995 and end a 29-year Super Bowl drought.