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.
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 candidate
It’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.
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.
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.
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.