{"id":93604,"date":"2025-09-16T01:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93604"},"modified":"2025-09-16T01:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:05:13","slug":"dallas-cowboys-rocked-by-personal-news-as-brian-schottenheimer-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93604","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys rocked by personal news as Brian Schottenheimer speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gCw5xconazTq4O0wFyN.ZA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTIzNjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_sporting_news_articles_584\/cd6b2750b31870584a63f26b5eb281c8\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys rocked by personal news as Brian Schottenheimer speaks out\" width=\"288\" height=\"162\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Dallas Cowboys rocked by personal news as Brian Schottenheimer speaks out originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys picked up their first win of the season in dramatic fashion, but head coach Brian Schottenheimer\u2019s postgame focus quickly shifted from football to family.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<h2>Victory came on Sunday<\/h2>\n<p>Just a day after his team\u2019s 40-37 overtime victory against the New York Giants, Schottenheimer revealed that his 82-year-old mother, Pat, is set to undergo surgery this Friday after breaking her arm in a recent fall.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime coach asked for prayers as his family rallies around her. \u201cShe couldn\u2019t be at the game to see my first win as a head coach,\u201d Schottenheimer shared, noting how much the moment meant to both of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE<\/strong>:\u00a0NFL Week 2 Sunday games: Full schedule and key storylines<\/p>\n<h2>Familiar name in the NFL<\/h2>\n<p>Pat is no stranger to football\u2019s spotlight. She was by the side of legendary NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer, Brian\u2019s father, until his passing in 2021. Now, her son is carrying on the family\u2019s coaching legacy while balancing the weight of this personal challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys will be on the road against the Chicago Bears this weekend, and while Schottenheimer will be focused on football, his thoughts will be with his mother as she recovers from surgery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE NFL NEWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tough news for the first year head coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":93605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[872,445,54,2674,688,3683,974],"class_list":["post-93604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-brian-schottenheimer","tag-chicago-bears","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-marty-schottenheimer","tag-new-york-giants","tag-schottenheimer","tag-the-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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