{"id":190265,"date":"2025-08-31T23:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T23:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/190265\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T23:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T23:38:16","slug":"brian-schottenheimer-breaks-course-with-typical-cowboys-captain-selections-for-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/190265\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Schottenheimer breaks course with typical Cowboys captain selections for 2025 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRISCO \u2014 In the last five seasons, the Cowboys have had captains on a weekly basis during the regular season and postseason.<\/p>\n

Not anymore.<\/p>\n

Rookie head coach Brian Schottenheimer<\/a> said he wants the same captains for the entire season, with one addition for each game. <\/p>\n

His goal was four captains for the season, but on Sunday morning players made a statement and voted for six captains.<\/p>\n

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Osa Odighizuwa, Donovan Wilson, Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Brandon Aubrey and C.J. Goodwin will be the captains for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

Schottenheimer said he won\u2019t have an extra captain for the season opener on Thursday against Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe the guys to the forefront that lead us,\u201d Schottenheimer said of his expectations for captains. \u201cBe the guys that are communicating. Be authentic. I think that\u2019s a huge thing for me. Be authentic. Lead the way you want to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the surprises of the newly elected captains is Wilson, a soft-spoken safety.<\/p>\n

Last year, Wilson was named a captain for a Week 4 game at the New York Giants. Schottenheimer said Wilson\u2019s skill set as a hard hitter, without saying much, resonated with his teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they look at his play style. There\u2019s an intensity with Dono. I love the guy,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cWhen I go around and talk to guys before practice, the handshake, the embracement, the eye contact is just different. The guy just loves football, and so that\u2019s why you let the players vote. I think the players got it right.\u201d<\/p>\n

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