Overview
- Dallas moved from nine virtual meetings to day-long, on-site interviews at The Star with Daronte Jones, Jonathan Gannon and Christian Parker scheduled this week.
- Head coach Brian Schottenheimer is leading the evaluations with Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones and Will McClay participating in the sessions.
- The initial interview pool included Zach Orr, Jim Leonhard, Ephraim Banda, DeMarcus Covington, Charlie Bullen, Aaron Whitecotton, Christian Parker, Daronte Jones and Jonathan Gannon.
- Leonhard cannot meet in person until Denver is eliminated or during the Super Bowl bye under NFL interviewing rules, keeping him in the mix but on hold.
- The search emphasizes younger coaches with secondary expertise, and the hire is expected to inform draft planning with Dallas holding the 12th and 20th overall picks as the Jets pursue several of the same candidates.