Jerry Jones endorses Cowboys legend as future NFL HC amid Mike McCarthy rumors
Dallas Cowboys team owner and general manager Jerry Jones.
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Inside The Star
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By Mark Heaney
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Last updated Nov 17, 2024
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: In a new live interview, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones sparked a fan base frenzy with his comments.
Not only have we heard that before, but it feels like we’ve heard it a thousand times in the last few weeks alone. This time, however, it was regarding the potential coaching search Dallas will be on in a few months.
On 105.3 The Fan, Jones hinted at a future NFL head-coaching career for Cowboys legend Jason Witten.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones when asked on @1053thefan if he thinks former Cowboys TE Jason Witten could one day be an NFL coach: “Yes. Without hesitation. Yes. He has something that you can’t draw up. He reminds me a lot of our other tight end who is head coach up there in Detroit…
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 15, 2024
Specifically, he compared Witten’s potential as a coach to that of Lions head coach Dan Campbell, saying, “He reminds me a lot of our other tight end who is head coach up there in Detroit right now.”
Is there is a real chance he would consider Witten, currently a high school football coach, for the top job in the 2025 offseason?
Let’s discuss what Witten as a head coach looks like, how realistic  Jones is being here and more after these latest comments.
Jason Witten: Why and how he’s a candidateIt’s been a while since Cowboys fans were following what Witten was up to, but it seems like it may be time to start paying attention again.
The former All-Pro passed up on coaching in the NFL or in college in favor of leading Liberty Christian High School’s football team.Â
If you remove the Cowboys from the picture, a fair timeline for a Witten-NFL opportunity is at least five years. He’d likely have to make the jump from high school to either college or the pros first.
When you put the Cowboys back in the picture, his timeline could be just months away from making the biggest jump possible.
Witten is a great football mind, a franchise legend and a coach with a bright future.Â
Jones could consider hiring Witten at some point. The real question: Is that time now, or is the media maestro himself just stirring the pot once again? Above everything else, Jones wants to be in the news, and he wants to make sure the Cowboys have eyes on them.
Sprinkling praise of Witten in an interview, and mentioning that he could be a “top coach” in the NFL, is interesting timing from Jones. Dallas may have a coaching search underway soon, and any mention of candidates is going to cause the kind of coverage that these comments are getting right now.
Cowboys’ HC Mike McCarthy is now heading into the last year of his contract, which is not unusual for this organization. Dallas allowed its former head coach Jason Garrett to coach into the last year of his deal as well. https://t.co/cvcEddEyzj
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 18, 2024
It is possible Jones did not have that in mind when he decided to give Witten this praise, but given everything we know about him, that may be unrealistic.
So, is this just another attention-grabbing comment from the Cowboys frontman, or is it a sign that this will be a real consideration once the offseason rolls around? The answer is likely a little bit of both.
It may just be too early to know the truth, but with Week 11 in front of them, the countdown to the 2025 offseason is ticking.
This article first appeared on Inside The Star and was syndicated with permission.
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