Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer revealed Wednesday he overcame thyroid cancer when he was 28, a disclosure coming a day after owner Jerry Jones shared his own lengthy battle with stage 4 melanoma.

Dallas’ new head coach talked about his own battle with thyroid cancer on Wednesday after news about team owner Jerry Jones’ Stage 4 melanoma broke.

While many people have been dismissive about the revelation that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones overcame cancer in a recent documentary, one man was inspired: His head coach, Brian Schottenheimer. Speaking to the media on Wednesday,