Ex-Cowboys star Dez Bryant predicts team won’t see success under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was brutally honorable this week erstwhile asked astir his erstwhile team’s prime for caller caput coach, saying helium believes the squad volition not beryllium palmy nether first-year caput manager Brian Schottenheimer. 

Bryant, who spent the bulk of his NFL career successful Dallas from 2010 to 2017, did not look to beryllium sold connected Schottenheimer, who took implicit for Mike McCarthy aft spending 2 seasons arsenic violative coordinator. 

FILE - Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) celebrates his fourth-quarter touchdown with teammates including defender Jonathan Cooper (64) against Washington astatine AT&T Stadium connected Nov. 30, 2017. (Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)

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"I’m an vigor person," Bryant told Yahoo Sports up of Super Bowl LIX. 

"I don’t cognize the coach, truthful I can’t accidental he’s gonna bash bully – I can’t privation bully oregon atrocious connected him. But my vigor is telling maine that it won’t beryllium successful. I conscionable deliberation it’s going to beryllium excessively overmuch for him."

Schottenheimer, 51, takes implicit amid overmuch speculation. Despite a lengthy vocation arsenic an adjunct coach, adjacent play volition beryllium his archetypal astatine the helm. But during his introductory property league with proprietor Jerry Jones, Schottenheimer explained that helium was yet acceptable for the job. 

Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Brian Schottenheimer and proprietor Jerry Jones talk to the media astatine a property league astatine the Star connected Jan. 27, 2025. (Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)

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"I’ve had immoderate opportunities erstwhile I was a overmuch younger man, that I didn’t consciousness similar I was ready," Schottenheimer said. "I’m acceptable now. I cognize what I want. I cognize what it looks like."

But Bryant believes determination are extracurricular factors that Schottenheimer mightiness not beryllium prepared for. 

"I deliberation it’s bigger than him conscionable being the caput coach. I don’t deliberation helium tin woody with the scrutiny of the fans, you get what I’m saying? Us Cowboys fans, america Texans – we emotion our football. We’re acceptable to win. Cowboys ain’t won a Super Bowl since the '90s. I was a instrumentality playing for the hometown team, truthful I get it."

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Former Dallas Cowboys subordinate Dez Bryant earlier the crippled against the New York Giants astatine MetLife Stadium connected Sept. 26, 2022. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)

"I don’t spot success," helium added.  

Bryant besides noted that the offseason coaching excavation had respective coaching candidates helium believes would’ve been a amended acceptable successful Dallas. 

"There were guys that could instrumentality this squad to the adjacent level, and I consciousness similar we fto it gaffe though our fingers to person a changeable astatine success." 

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Schottenheimer becomes the seventh manager since the past clip the Cowboys reached an NFC title crippled — successful the 1995 play connected the mode to their 5th Super Bowl title. He replaced McCarthy, who parted ways with the enactment aft 3 consecutive 12-5 seasons. 

Super Bowl LIX volition beryllium streamed connected Tubi. (Tubi)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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