{"id":297940,"date":"2026-05-18T09:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/297940\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:08:33","slug":"practice-makes-perfect-dallas-cowboys-head-coach-plots-move-closer-to-training-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/297940\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Makes Perfect: Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Plots Move Closer to Training Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\">Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer is looking to score a home that\u2019s closer to his team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\">After a year in the top job at America\u2019s Team, Schottenheimer has listed the family\u2019s four-bedroom house in McKinney, Texas, for $3.8 million as he looks to shorten his commute to the team\u2019s practice facility in Frisco, known as the Star, according to the listing agent.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">\u201cHis schedule is so demanding,\u201d said Compass\u2019s Carrie Himel, who listed the home late last month.. \u201cThe drive was just a little too far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">MORE:\u00a0<a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionglobal.com\/articles\/panoramic-flatiron-views-are-the-centerpiece-of-this-minimalist-boulder-new-build-d561b144?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-1xedca9-OverridedLink\">Panoramic Flatiron Views Are the Centerpiece of this Minimalist Boulder New Build<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">The low-rise McKinney house was custom built in 2021 for the previous owner in the gated Stonebridge Ranch community. The family bought it off market through Himel sometime after Schottenheimer first joined the Cowboys as offensive coordinator in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">The house sits on a 1-acre treed lot with a creek in the yard and ample open space. \u201cYou can see nature from every window,\u201d Himel said. \u201cIt really feels like a Texas Hill Country resort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">The house spans 5,751 square feet, with four bedrooms, a chef\u2019s kitchen, cathedral ceilings, a floor-to-ceiling marble fireplace in the living area and a spa-like primary bath, according to the listing<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-ad-label css-1ayil5r\" data-testid=\"ad-container-label\">Advertisement &#8211; Scroll to Continue<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">\u00a0The grounds include a yoga garden, an infinity-edge pool, a standalone three-car garage and enough space to add a sports court or casita, should the next owner want to, according to Himel.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">Schottenheimer, 52, played football through college\u2014first at the University of Kansas then the University of Florida\u2014and began his coaching career in 1997, moving up to offensive coordinator at the NFL level by 2006. He is the son of the late Marty Schottenheimer, who was a player and a coach himself for 21 seasons in the NFL. He could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">From Mansion Global Boutique:\u00a0<a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionglobal.com\/boutique\/articles\/set-a-spring-themed-table-12c0b8cb?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-1xedca9-OverridedLink\">Set a Spring-Themed Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">In Schottenheimer\u2019s eventful first weeks as the Cowboys\u2019 head coach, even his house made the headlines. Apparently, a snake bit the family dog before a Week 2 victory against the New York Giants and an owl got into the house days before the team was set to play the Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">If the indoor owl was an omen for success against the Cardinals, Schottenheimer was all for it, <a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46793595\/schottenheimer-ready-put-elephant-garage-cowboys-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-1xedca9-OverridedLink\">according to<\/a> ESPN. \u201cI\u2019ll put an elephant in my frickin\u2019 garage,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cI\u2019ll do that next. If that\u2019s what it takes to win, I\u2019ll do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">The Cardinals beat the Cowboys 27-17 so the garage should be safe\u2014but the anecdote is evidence that the property is home to its share of nature and wildlife, Himel noted.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"e152o6gh0 css-1hvarng-StyledParagraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s just so serene,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer is looking to score a home that\u2019s closer to his team.\u00a0 After&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[153,15605,8376,15601,16084,15621,16086,15602,15622,102,104,103,8377,19789,490,15587,15607,108452,15588,15608,463,489,468,2447,111,15604,15603,15606,465,154,108450,15589,108451,15609,473,27,464,15623],"class_list":["post-297940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-american-football","tag-ce-exclusion-filter","tag-content-types","tag-content-type-content-type-article","tag-content-type-content-type-gallery","tag-content-type_content-type-article","tag-content-type_content-type-gallery","tag-credited-by-mansion-global","tag-credited_by_mansion_global","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-factiva-filters","tag-gcapi","tag-general-news","tag-integration-apple-news","tag-integration_apple-news","tag-linkendrnrealtime-linkedarticle-snco20260515021841","tag-location-market-texas","tag-location_market-texas","tag-north-america","tag-political","tag-political-general-news","tag-property","tag-real-estate","tag-real-estate-listings","tag-real-estate-property","tag-routine-general-news","tag-southern-u-s","tag-sports","tag-subject-subject-celebrity","tag-subject-subject-new-listings","tag-subject_subject-celebrity","tag-subject_subject-new-listings","tag-synd","tag-texas","tag-united-states","tag-wsj-pro-mansion-global"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}