In his first two seasons as an NFL offensive coordinator, Jason Garrett has directed Cowboys units that have been among the most prolific in club history. Over the course of the last two seasons, the Dallas offense has averaged 25.5 points-per-game and over 355 yards in total offense per-outing. Under Garrett's tutelage seven of Dallas' offensive players have made trips to the Pro Bowl, while two of those men, running back Marion Barber and guard Leonard Davis, earned their first career Pro Bowl selections.

In 2008 Dallas finished the season 13th in the NFL in total offense with an average of 344.5 yards-per-game. The team was ninth in the league in passing offense (236.8 yards-per-game), and the team's total of 3,789 net yards passing was the fifth-highest in club history since the 16-game NFL regular season was implemented in 1978. Following the season, offensive linemen Davis, Andre Gurode and Flozell Adams were selected to represent the Cowboys in the Pro Bowl along with tight end Jason Witten.

In 2007 Garrett directed a Dallas unit that produced one of the most explosive seasons in club history. Following the season in which the Cowboys won the NFC Eastern Division crown with a team-record-tying 13 victories, head coach Wade Phillips added to Garrett's responsibilities by naming him the club's assistant head coach on January 17, 2008. Regarded as one of the bright young offensive minds in the league, Garrett was named Pro Football Weekly's NFL's Assistant Coach of the Year in March of 2008. The award, which is presented annually at the Ed Block Courage Awards Banquet in Baltimore, is selected by a vote of the Pro Football Writers of America.

Dallas finished the 2007 season ranked second in the NFL in scoring (first in the NFC) with an average of 28.4 points-per-game. The 455 points scored in 2007 marked the second-highest figure in club history behind only the 1983 club (479 points). The Cowboys scored at least 20 points in 14 of its 16 games in 2007, marking the most 20-plus point games since the 1995 club also had 14. The 2007 offense also set a club record by scoring 24-points-or-more in the first 13 games of the season.

With a 16-game average of 365.7 yards-per-game, the Cowboys were third in the NFL (second in the NFC) in total offense. Dallas closed the 2007 season fourth in the NFL (third in the NFC) in passing with an average of 256.6 yards-per-game. In the rushing offense category, the Cowboys were 17th in the NFL (seventh in the NFC) with an average of 109.1 yards-per-game.

The 5,851 yards in total offense by Dallas in 2007 marked the fifth-highest total yardage output in team history, and the unit fell just 117 yards short of the club record of 5,968 yards set in 1979. The Cowboys established a club record with 217 passing first downs in 2007, while also leading the NFL in average yards gained on first downs. Dallas picked up an average of 6.24 yards on first down plays, while New England (6.09) was second.

The 2007 team sent seven offensive players to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii for just the fourth time in club history. The Dallas all-star contingent included quarterback Tony Romo, tackle Adams, guard Davis, center Gurode, tight end Witten, wide receiver Terrell Owens and running back Marion Barber.

In his first full season as an NFL starter, Romo finished the campaign as the NFC's top rated passer (97.4), marking the third-highest single-season passer rating in club history. With 36 touchdown passes in 2007, Romo established a Cowboys record for single season scoring tosses - eclipsing the mark of 29 set by Danny White in 1983. Romo also set season club marks for completions (335) and passing yardage (4,211).

Owens closed the year second in the NFC in receiving yardage with 1,355 (fifth in the NFL), and he led the NFC in touchdown catches (third in the NFL) with a club record 15 scoring receptions. Witten finished the year second among all NFL tight ends (first in the NFC) in both receptions (96) and yardage (1,145). Both totals represented club records for a Dallas tight end in a single season.

Barber's 4.8-yard rushing average was fifth-best among all NFL backs, and his 10 rushing touchdowns tied for fifth best in the NFL. The one-two punch of Barber and Julius Jones combined for 1,563 yards on the ground and a combined average of 97.7 yards-per-game.

Garrett returned to Dallas in 2007 as the offensive coordinator after spending the previous two seasons tutoring the Miami Dolphins quarterbacks. Garrett, who was a back-up quarterback to Troy Aikman in Dallas from 1993 to 1999, rejoined the Cowboys with a great understanding of the championship heritage of the organization. As a player in Dallas, he was a member of teams that won six division titles and three Super Bowl championships.

As a player, Garrett worked under highly successful offensive coordinators Norv Turner and Ernie Zampese in Dallas while providing sideline assistance to Aikman for the majority of his Hall of Fame career. After moving to New York in 2000, he helped guide starting quarterback Kerry Collins and the Giants to an NFC Championship and a Super Bowl berth while working alongside current New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, who was the team's offensive coordinator. Garrett also gained valuable experience in absorbing Head Coach Jon Gruden's offensive philosophies during a stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the closing months of his playing career in 2004.

He entered the coaching profession in February of 2005 as the quarterbacks coach for Nick Saban's first Miami Dolphins club. While in Miami, Garrett capably handled the challenge of having to work with five different starting quarterbacks over the course of 32 regular season games. In 2005 Miami quarterbacks threw 22 touchdowns with just 16 interceptions. Their plus-six differential was the team's best since the 1998 season when they were a plus-seven (23-16). In 2006 Garrett managed three starting quarterbacks for an offensive unit that produced four pass receivers who each had at least 55 receptions. It marked the first time in club history that four different receivers had at least 55 catches.

In his seven years as a player in Dallas, Garrett started nine of the 23 games in which he played. A key reserve player on two Super Bowl teams, he is best remembered for his Thanksgiving Day heroics in 1994. As the Cowboys third quarterback on the depth chart, he made his second career start against Green Bay after Aikman and backup quarterback Rodney Peete were felled with injuries in previous weeks. Garrett led Dallas to a thrilling 42-31 come-from-behind victory in which he directed the Cowboys to a club record 36 second half points with six consecutive second half scoring drives. He finished the day with 311 passing yards on 15 completions with two touchdown tosses and was named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week. He went on to start five games in 1998 and two games in 1999 to finish his days in Dallas with a 6-3 record as a starting quarterback.

Garrett served as the primary backup to Kerry Collins during the New York Giants run to the Super Bowl in 2000, and played the entire fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game that year. He spent the next three seasons with the Giants (2000-03).

He concluded his career by splitting the 2004 season with Tampa Bay and Miami. Overall in his 12 NFL seasons, Garrett started nine of the 40 regular season games in which he played and completed 165-of-294 passes for 2,042 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.

As a senior at Princeton University in 1988, Garrett was named the Ivy League's Player of the Year and honorable mention All American. He earned his degree in history in 1989, and moved on to the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Saints developmental squad. After being released prior to the 1990 season, he spent the fall of 1990 as an assistant coach at Princeton. In 1991 Garrett moved on to play in the World League and the Canadian Football League before joining the Cowboys practice squad in 1992.

Garrett, who prepped at University School in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, followed in his family footsteps in 2005. His father, Jim, spent more than 30 years in the NFL as a coach and scout. His brother, John, is now the tight ends coach with the Cowboys. Another brother, Judd, was a practice squad player for the 1993 Cowboys Super Bowl Championship club and is now with the Cowboys scouting department as the assistant director of pro scouting.

Jason and his wife Brill founded their charitable foundation, Jason Garrett Starfish Charities, in 1997 with the goal of enriching the lives of young people. The principle activity of the foundation is a one-day football camp and leadership forum for high school athletes that is held each summer at Princeton University in conjunction with Play It Smart, a program administered by the National Football Foundation.

Born on March 28, 1966, Garrett resides in Dallas with his wife, Brill.