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Cowboys Shift Defensive Coordinator Search to In-Person Interviews as Field Narrows

Team leaders are prioritizing a teacher-communicator who can develop young players, with no deadline set for the hire.

Overview

  • Dallas has scheduled in-person interviews at The Star with Daronte Jones on Saturday and Jonathan Gannon early next week, and Christian Parker is expected to receive a second interview.
  • Executive VP Stephen Jones said the club is moving from an initial wide net to a shorter list after interviewing or requesting interviews with nine candidates.
  • The preferred profile emphasizes clear teaching, simplified communication and player development to fit existing personnel, a choice that will shape offseason plans with two first-round picks.
  • There is no set timetable for a decision, and Jim Leonhard remains a candidate but cannot interview in person until Denver’s postseason run allows it.
  • Internal and external dynamics continue as defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton will call plays at the East–West Shrine Bowl, and the Falcons declined Dallas’s request to interview Jeff Ulbrich.