The “somewhat surprising choice” for Dallas Cowboys head coach, Brian Schottenheimer, was the “only known person the Cowboys interviewed over multiple days,” with a conversation that “started Tuesday continuing for several more hours Wednesday.

Schottenheimer, the team’s offensive coordinator the last two seasons, has agreed to a contract to become the Cowboys head coach, the team announced Friday night. The deal is for four years, a person with knowledge of the contract told The Dallas Morning News.

Filling out his staff and figuring out how the offense is going to run are top-of-the-list items for Brian Schottenheimer.