Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones acknowledged he ventured off the beaten path a bit when he tabbed Brian Schottenheimer as the team's next head coach.

Jerry Jones called the decision "as big a risk as you could take" but believes hiring Brian Schottenheimer gives the team the best chance to succeed.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jerry Jones said he decided to hire Brian Schottenheimer as Dallas' coach and sign quarterback Dak Prescott to a $240 million, four-year contract because the Cowboys are in a win-now mode and should be competing for Super Bowls.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke on the red carpet at the NFL Honors ceremony and laid out his plan for America's Team.

Jerry Jones shocked the NFL when he hired Brian Schottenheimer to be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, replacing Mike McCarthy, whose contract Jones opted not to renew. McCarthy's final year in Dallas was littered with bad injury luck,