Future Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Witten being the Oklahoma Sooners' next tight ends coach seemed like a dream hire, mostly because it didn't seem realistic, so many OU fans had to pinch themselves on Thursday, when news broke that Witten is expected to replace Joe Jon Finley as the Sooners' new tight ends coach.
Witten is a finalist to be in the next class of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees as an 11-time Pro Bowler, two-time First-Team All-Pro and 2012 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. He accomplished that in 16 seasons playing tight end for the Dallas Cowboys and one more season with the Las Vegas Raiders after a brief retirement.