Cowboys Taking Rare Approach In Dc Search, Could Make Franchise History

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The Dallas Cowboys are casting a wide nett successful nan team's hunt for a caller protect coordinator, and they're exploring immoderate unconventional candidates considering nan franchise's past.

Dallas has scheduled interviews pinch 9 candidates, pinch only 4 having erstwhile acquisition arsenic a protect coordinator.

Out of nan candidates, 8 are younger than 45 years old, pinch 3 candidates nether property 40.

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The Cowboys' astir caller protect coordinators person been 67 (Mike Zimmer), 55 (Matt Eberflus), and 53 (Dan Quinn). It's refreshing to spot nan squad bringing successful immoderate caller humor that adds younker to nan coaching staff.

As pointed retired by Bobby Belt of 105.3 The Fan, "the Cowboys haven't hired a protect coordinator nether 40 since Dave Wannstedt successful 1989." One campaigner for nan occupation is Baltimore Ravens protect coordinator Zach Orr, who would go nan youngest man to clasp nan position successful franchise history astatine 33.

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Zachary Orr against nan Arizona Cardinals astatine University of Phoenix Stadium. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Before opening his coaching profession arsenic a protect expert for nan Ravens successful 2017, Orr played 3 seasons for nan team.

He had a little stint pinch nan Jacksonville Jaguars arsenic an extracurricular linebackers coach earlier returning to Baltimore to service arsenic wrong linebackers coach. Orr was promoted to protect coordinator successful 2024 and now has an opportunity to onshore a caller gig aft Jim Harbaugh and nan Ravens parted ways.

A person look astatine nan 9 candidates who person interviewed for nan Cowboys' occupation aliases person scheduled interviews tin beryllium seen below.

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Dallas Cowboys' protect coordinator candidates

Wisconsin caput coach Jim Leonhard during nan first 4th of a crippled astatine Camp Randall Stadium | Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK

Zach Orr, 33, Baltimore Ravens protect coordinator
Christian Parker, 34, Philadelphia Eagles passing crippled coordinator and protect backs coach
DeMarcus Covington, 36, Green Bay Packers protect statement coach and tally crippled coordinator
Charlie Bullen, 41, New York Giants interim protect coordinator and extracurricular linebackers coach
Jim Leonhard, 43, Denver Broncos protect walk crippled coordinator and adjunct caput coach
Jonathan Gannon, 43, erstwhile Arizona Cardinals caput coach
Ephraim Banda, 44, Cleveland Browns safeties coach
Aaron Whitecotton, 44, Dallas Cowboys protect statement coach
Daronte Jones, 47, Minnesota Vikings protect passing crippled coordinator and protect backs coach