New Cowboys coach Brian ScH๏τtenheimer enacts locker room shakeup that players have no ‘say’ in

New Cowboys coach Brian ScH๏τtenheimer enacts locker room shakeup that players have no ‘say’ in

Times are changing in Dallas, and the players don’t have a say in at least one matter.

As the Cowboys returned for offseason work, one of the first noticeable changes was found in the locker room.

First-year Cowboys head coach Brian ScH๏τtenheimer decided to switch up the dynamics of his team and among the moves, he placed linebacker Micah Parsons next to quarterback Dak Prescott in a way to seemingly establish the team leaders.

ScH๏τtenheimer said the players have no “say” in the locker room shakeup, and it was completely decided by him and his staff.

Cowboys head coach Brian ScH๏τtenheimer watches drills during the team’s rookie camp, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. AP

“We moved some guys around,” ScH๏τtenheimer said, per ProFootballTalk. “This year, I did, along with the help of the staff. They don’t really get a say in that, but there’s a method to the madness. I think when the guys went into the team room for the first time, I made them all stand up after they sat down, I let them sit down and I had them stand up and move seats. Why? It’s a new year. It’s 2025. We’ll do that in 2026, we’ll do that in 2027 and beyond. When you start a new year, do something different. Change something up. It’s something that’s talked about, thought about, but there’s a method to the madness at times.”

Prior to both ScH๏τtenheimer and Mike McCarthy, who was fired after the Cowboys went 7-10 last season, Jimmy Johnson arrived as the head coach in 1989 and one of his first moves was to change the way his legendary predecessor Tom Landry had set up the locker room.

Micah Parsons of the Cowboys leaves the field after the game against the Jets at AT&T Stadium on September 17, 2023 Getty Images
Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys reacts on the bench during the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 08, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Getty Images

Johnson put each position group’s members together in the locker room, facing inward toward one another.

For many years, Jason Garrett, and McCarthy seemingly have carried on Johnson’s ways. That is, until seemingly this season.

ScH๏τtenheimer has been with the Cowboys for three years as an ᴀssistant before taking the helm.

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