Jason Garrett

Former professional football quarterback Jason Garrett serves as the interim head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. Garrett was named the interim head coach of the team on November 8, 2010, after former head coach Wade Phillips was fired. He takes over the struggling 2010 team in which they've began with a 1-7 record and lost top quarterback Tony Romo, to a broken clavicle.http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5780262

Immediately after taking over the Cowboys, Garrett attempted to change the dynamics of the team, including requesting they arrive earlier than normal for team meetings so he could explain his intentions and expectations. Garrett also had the players practice in full pads, something the team had not done since training camp. Players responded favorably to the changes, including Gerald Sensabaugh who noted that Garrett "demands greatness," holds players accountable for doing their job and brings "positive energy" to the football team.http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=381E0227-A5F9-5AB4-4DFE6253A348D2A2

As a player, Garrett served as a quarterback in college football, the World League of American Football, Canadian Football League and the National Football League. He began his career with the Princeton Tigers, playing between 1994 and 1998 and earning All-American and Ivy League Player of the Year honors. He went undrafted in 1989, spending the next couple years as an assistant coach at Princeton and on the field in the World League of American Football and Canadian Football League.http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/team_biosCoachExec.cfm?newName=Jason_Garrett

In 1993, Garrett joined the Dallas Cowboys, playing primarily as a backup for seven seasons. In 2000, Garrett went to the New York Giants, again playing as a backup for three years. He spent the 2004 season between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins before retiring.http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/team_biosCoachExec.cfm?newName=Jason_Garrett

Building off of his brief coaching experience in 1990 with the Princeton Tigers, after Garrett retired as a player, he remained with the Miami Dolphins as a quarterbacks coach, a position he held from 2005 to 2006. In 2007, Garrett took a position as an offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, working under head coach Wade Phillips. His role on the team was increased starting in 2008, when he added assistant head coaching duties to his resume.http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/team_biosCoachExec.cfm?newName=Jason_Garrett

During his time in Dallas, Garrett was offered several other coaching jobs, including in 2008 when the Baltimore Ravens reached out with a head coaching offer that was ultimately declined.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3197523 Garrett remained with Phillips and the Cowboys until 2010, when Phillips was dismissed as head coach allowing Garrett to take over as interim head coach.http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/team_biosCoachExec.cfm?newName=Jason_Garrett

• Games played: 25http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2600
• Completions: 165http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2600
• Attempts: 294http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2600
• Completion percentage: 56.1%http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2600
• Passing yards: 2,042http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2600
• Touchdowns: 11http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2600
• Interceptions: 5http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2600
• Average QB rating: 83.2http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2600