Jason Witten Walks Out of Interview After Being Asked if He'd Like to Coach Cowboys Next Season

Jason Witten Walks Out of Interview After Being Asked if He’d Like to Coach Cowboys Next Season

December 26, 2019, 4:22pm EST (Updated: October 19, 2022, 2:28pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Jason Witten has had a very interesting few years that has taken him from the field with his retirement to the Monday Night Football booth for ESPN.

That would end as Witten returned to the field in 2019 and deal with a Dallas Cowboys team who can’t seem to find their identity and it has them hoping to get into the postseason during the final week of the season.

On Thursday, the Cowboys tight end was asked by David Moore of the Dallas Morning-News if he’d like to coach in the future. He said yes, and at the NFL level.

He was then asked if he wanted to coach the Dallas Cowboys. He walked out.

Jason Witten explained why there’s no better job than head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Would he want the job one day?

“All right, guys,” Witt said, chuckling, as he patted a shoulder and exited the locker room…
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) December 26, 2019

Jason Witten was asked today how good a job Cowboys' head coach position is. "You're talking about the Dallas Cowboys. It's a great job. This franchise, you can put it up against any franchise in all of sports." Later asked if he'd want it. With a "really?" grin, he walked away.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) December 26, 2019

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When asked if he would like to coach the Cowboys, Witten declined to answer and left the locker room. https://t.co/jFq6LtZkTt
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) December 26, 2019

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Some Cowboys fans were not feeling Witten even being presented with this question, not because it’s disrespectful to Jason Garrett, but because they don’t want him to replace him.