The Cowboys owner told a Dallas radio station there is zero correlation between coaching salary and wins, even as the league's highest earners keep winning.
Jerry Jones made his case again on Tuesday, telling 105.3 The Fan in Dallas that there is zero correlation in the NFL between how much a team pays its coach and how many games it wins. It is a familiar position for Jones, who has spent decades insisting he would do anything to bring another Lombardi Trophy to Dallas while also declining to pay top of market for the person actually coaching the team.
The numbers make that argument a tough sell. The five highest-paid coaches in the league are Andy Reid, Sean Payton, John Harbaugh, Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan. In 2026 their combined record is 25-11-1, and between them they have six Super Bowl trophies and 11 Super Bowl appearances. The highest-paid coaches in the NFL currently make around 20 million dollars, while Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer's salary is estimated between 5 million and 8 million dollars.
Jones has long said he would be embarrassed by the size of the check he would write for a championship, just apparently not the check that goes to his head coach. Cowboys fans have griped about this trade-off for years, and Jones's latest comments only sharpen the contrast between his stated ambitions and his actual spending habits.