Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott celebrates with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb at minicamp. Chris Jones-Imagn Images

Cowboys QBs continue practice jersey trend under Brian Schottenheimer

Originally posted on Dallas Cowboys on SI
By Josh Sanchez | Last updated Jun 12, 2025 7:36 AM ET

While a lot has changed for the Dallas Cowboys since the team parted ways with Mike McCarthy and hired Brian Schottenheimer as head coach, there is one noticeable thing that has remained the same.

During the Mike McCarthy era, Cowboys quarterbacks wore red no-contact jerseys, which is something that was not done under former head coach Jason Garrett.

With Schottenheimer leading the way, he's continuing the trend that his former boss brought to Dallas which some immediately noticed at minicamp.

Garrett never explained why he opposed the red jerseys at practice, as RJ Ochoa of Blogging the Boys points out.

The Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks did not wear red practice jerseys when the team was coached by Jason Garrett, but began doing so when Mike McCarthy took over.

It seems (obviously) they have kept up with that under Brian Schottenheimer.

I do wonder why Garrett was (seemingly)… pic.twitter.com/rNzYLWm8zI
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) June 11, 2025

Before McCarthy, DallasCowboys.com notes the last time quarterbacks wore red jerseys was during the Tom Landry era.

The red no-contact jerseys are common at every level of football to make your quarterbacks stand out and signal to the rest of the team that they should not be hit.

Because it's something that everyone who grew up playing the game is familiar with, it makes sense to continue that into the NFL.

It just goes to prove: Brian Schottenheimer is a football guy, through and through.

This article first appeared on Dallas Cowboys on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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