According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Dallas Cowboys are promoting offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to be their new head coach. If you're confused, join the club; this is the dumbest possible ending to what has been the dumbest possible coaching saga in the NFL.

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.

When you think of the term family business, NFL head coach probably isn't the first job that comes to mind. But sometimes coaching genes seem to run in the family. On Friday, the Dallas Cowboys officially confirmed that offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer would be promoted to head coach.