Shofner again announced he was leaving to enter private business, but instead, was hired in the same role with the Dallas Cowboys, where he spent three years. Following the conclusion of the 1985 NFL season, Shofner was demoted by the Cowboys and left to work for the St. Louis Cardinals. Midway through his four years with the team, the franchise was relocated to Arizona, but the switch proved to have no effect on the team's dismal fortunes. Shofner returned to Cleveland for the 1990 NFL season, but the success he had enjoyed a decade earlier was non-existent as the Browns' collapsed, resulting in head coach Bud Carson's firing on November 5. Shofner was named interim head coach, but the team won only one of the remaining seven games. After spending the 1991 NFL season in a scouting capacity with the Browns, Shofner returned to the field in 1992 when he was hired as quarterback coach with the Buffalo Bills. During his first two seasons, the Bills reached the Super Bowl, but after a disappointing 1996 season, Shofner was reassigned to the team's scouting staff. He died in Texas on July 17, 2021. Head coaching record College NFL References 1935 births 2021 deaths Buffalo Bills coaches Cleveland Browns coaches Cleveland Browns players Dallas Cowboys coaches Houston Oilers coaches Phoenix Cardinals coaches San Francisco 49ers coaches St. Louis Cardinals (football) coaches National Football League offensive coordinators TCU Horned Frogs football coaches TCU Horned Frogs football players Players of American football from Fort Worth, Texas People from Grapevine, Texas Cleveland Browns head coaches