Lynn Scott (born June 23, 1977) is a former American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys in 2001 as an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He was released at the end of the 2004 season, but was re-signed in late 2005. Scott, along with Patrick Crayton, is one of only two players from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in the NFL. Scott was declared a free agent on March 11, 2006. He is now is a Volunteer Coach at Turpin High School, at his hometown in Turpin, OK.[citation needed]