Schottenheimer Scolds Cowboys’ Special Teams After Preseason Win

Overview

• The Cowboys won their preseason opener 17-7 over the Seahawks on Tuesday, but head coach Brian Schottenheimer publicly condemned the special teams as "not good enough."
• Dallas committed 13 penalties for 103 yards, with key mistakes on returns including a 52–53-yard punt return by Rashad Rochelle and a wiped 19-yard return plus a muffed punt by Traeshon Holden.
• Schottenheimer said the team held a long special-teams meeting and ordered urgent work on fundamentals, communication and nonverbal alignment on coverage units.
• There were positives in the game: rookie wide receiver Camden Brown caught two touchdown passes and the Cowboys’ defense held Seattle to 156 total yards.
• Special-teams struggles are a recurring issue for Dallas going back to 2025, and the club will use the remaining preseason games and forthcoming roster cuts to evaluate personnel and test fixes under special-teams coach Nick Sorensen.