Jason Garrett is a football coach and former player. Garrett was a college football quarterback at Princeton University, and also played for the Cowboys, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Miami Dolphins.

In January 2007, Garrett was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as offensive coordinator. He guided the Cowboys to the 2nd best offense in the NFL, which made him an attractive head coaching prospect. His salary for the 2008 season was nearly $3 million; the highest salary for an assistant coach in the NFL at the time. On November 8, 2010, Garrett was named as interim head coach of the Cowboys after fourth-year head coach Wade Phillips was fired after a 1–7 start for the 2010 season. On November 14, Garrett won his first game as a head coach, beating the favored New York Giants. In 2011, Garrett was officially named the 8th head coach in Cowboys history. He was the first head coach born after the team was founded in 1960, and the first former Cowboys player to hold the post. Garrett and the Cowboys won the NFC East in 2014 with a 14-2 record.

In 2018, the Cowboys bounced back from a disappointing 3–5 record at the bye week to win 7 of their last 8 games and clinch the NFC East for the 3rd time since Garrett became head coach. They would even go on to beat Seattle in the opening round of the playoffs. As of 2021, Garrett is the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants.