Jerry Jones has decided that interim head coach Jason Garrett is the full-time answer as the new coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
The team has scheduled a press conference for 1:30 p.m. CT to make an official announcement.
Terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed.
Garrett is the eighth coach in franchise history. The team interviewed wide receivers coach Ray Sherman to comply with the NFL’s Rooney Rule and Miami Dolphins assistant Todd Bowles. However, Garrett was widely considered the favorite all along and ended up with the job.
Garrett played for the Cowboys as a backup quarterback from 1993-99 and his father, Jim, was a longtime scout for the team. Two brothers are also in the organization — John Garrett is the Cowboys’ tight ends coach and Judd Garrett is director of pro scouting.
Garrett was named Dallas’ interim coach on Nov. 18 after Jones fired Wade Phillips following a 1-7 start to the season. The Cowboys finished 5-3 under Garrett, including a 14-13 win Sunday at Philadelphia in which third-string quarterback Stephen McGee started.
I’m still not sold on Jason Garrett for the Cowboys. I hope I’m wrong, I just don’t know about for the long term of the team. Bittersweet
I’m still not sold on Jason Garrett for the Cowboys. I hope I’m wrong, I just don’t know about for the long term of the team. Bittersweet