The former Cowboys head coach also offered some words of advice to the next person stepping into the position.

Demarcus Ware told Fox News Digital he's open to joining the Cowboys coaching staff, and suggests he would make Micah Parsons stop doing an in-season podcast.

In the wake of the Dallas Cowboys' decision to part ways with head coach Mike McCarthy, a familiar name has emerged as a potential candidate to lead America's Team, Jason Witten. F

Witten's success in football isn't just what he did in Dallas. As Ware mentioned, Witten is the head coach of Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas. Witten has led Liberty Christian to back-to-back state championships, including the school's first ever undefeated season in 2023.

After being selected by the Cowboys as a third-round pick out of Tennessee in 2003, Witten remained with the team until the end of the 2017 season. At that time, Witten retired briefly, joining ESPN's "Monday Night Football" crew.

According to a report, former star tight end Jason Witten is a favorite to take over as the next Dallas Cowboys' head coach.

Could former NFL tight end Jason Witten have a future with the Dallas Cowboys in a coaching capacity? It sounds as though team owner Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones had high praise for Jason Witten as a coach, making him someone to watch as the Dallas Cowboys search for Mike McCarthy’s replacement.

Cowboys great DeMarcus Ware spoke with Sports Illustrated on Thursday while promoting his new ad campaign with AT&T, and he brought up a different name when asked who he'd like to see hired as the team's next head coach.

Moore, undrafted out of Boise State, played for the Cowboys from 2015 to 2017 before transitioning into the team's quarterbacks coach in 2018. He was then given the OC responsibilities from 2019 to 2022 and was a holdover from Jason Garrett's staff to McCarthy's.

The Cowboys have been linked as a possibility for Jason Witten to take the head coaching job. But was there a role already being discussed?