With the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer, it appears that Rex Ryan could be in play as part of his Dallas Cowboys staff.

The Cowboys have 27 players set to hit free agency this offseason. While most of the attention in Dallas is on the head coaching search, securing the futures of some of these key players with the team ...

Rex Ryan out of running for Jets head coach job. More Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images "Rex Ryan I heard is completely out, that is not gonna happen with the Jets," Hughes said on the program.

Jets head coach Rex Ryan smiles before preseason game against Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, NC, in 2010. Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Rex Ryan (l.) and Bill Belichick (r.) after a 2011 game.

Former Jets coach Rex Ryan hilariously used the news of Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel to lobby for the Jets head coaching job on Sunday.

Rex Ryan has been very openly campaigning for the New York Jets to bring him back as their head coach, and the ESPN analyst ...

Ryan was the last head coach to lead the Jets to the playoffs / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The end of the year ... former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan said he expects to speak with the Jets ...

Rex Ryan interviewing for Jets HC job. More Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Ryan would leave the Jets for the head coaching position with the Buffalo Bills from 2015 to 2016. He posted a 15-16 record ...

ESPN's Rex Ryan revealed on Monday that he expects to talk with the New York Jets regarding the team's head coaching vacancy once the regular season comes to a close. Jake Asman @JakeAsman Rex ...