{"id":25883,"date":"2025-02-14T03:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T03:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25883"},"modified":"2025-02-14T03:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T03:39:16","slug":"jason-witten-pumps-brakes-on-cowboys-chatter-says-nfl-coaching-is-part-of-long-term-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25883","title":{"rendered":"Jason Witten pumps brakes on Cowboys chatter, says NFL coaching is part of long-term goals.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"dmnc_generic-header-header-module__c-cjR column small-12 xlarge-10 mt-9 mb-7\">\n<hgroup>\n<h2 class=\"dmnc_generic-header-header-module__sF01k secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-30 md_secondaryRoman-40 text-gray-dark\">The former Cowboys TE reiterated that he\u2019s grateful for the opportunity to coach his sons at this point in time.<\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/v2\/EBMHY7664MLCS4XBUJ7XZJLZBU.jpg?auth=7782a105d6d4c559c7e92bb54c70253d6ecaeacaba9d349ad0cd83c8a85711bf&amp;height=553&amp;width=830&amp;focal=3887,484&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Former football player Jason Witten makes comments during a news conference for the Jason...\" \/><\/h2>\n<\/hgroup>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">For now, Jason Witten is putting the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys coaching rumors to rest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The team\u2019s former tight end told reporters Wednesday night\u00a0that coaching in the NFL remains one of his long-term goals.\u00a0He also said he didn\u2019t talk to Jerry Jones about joining Dallas\u2019 staff this offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cI did not talk to Jerry about it,\u201d Witten said Wednesday. \u201cI think they went through a thorough process for them and got to a place where they felt like Brian [Schottenheimer] was the guy. I\u2019ve never worked with Brian or anything like that, but I\u2019ll always pull for the Cowboys.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-oembed-type=\"twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=dallasnews&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1889857186618089864&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dallasnews.com%2Fsports%2Fcowboys%2F2025%2F02%2F12%2Fjason-witten-pumps-brakes-on-cowboys-chatter-says-nfl-coaching-is-part-of-long-term-goals%2F&amp;sessionId=a7349c8d5c5da53060592265f460357146de15e6&amp;siteScreenName=dallasnews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1889857186618089864\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Witten was in Arlington on Wednesday for the presentation of the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award. He has notably spent the latest portion of his career as head football coach at Argyle Liberty Christian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Witten has\u00a0led the school to back-to-back TAPPS state championships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The former All-Pro tight end reiterated that he\u2019s grateful for the opportunity to coach his sons at this point in time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cFor me, to be able to coach my sons and take over a program and win back-to-back state championships at that level, it\u2019s been really, really special and memories that I\u2019ll keep with me for the rest of my life,\u201d Witten said. \u201cWhen the right time and right opportunity comes, I\u2019m excited to kind of embark on that next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Cowboys TE reiterated that he\u2019s grateful for the opportunity to coach his sons at this point in time. 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