For weeks, the belief within the Cowboys organization was that if any current assistant stood to replace Dan Quinn as defensive coordinator in the event Quinn left, it would be Joe Whitt He worked as Washington’s coach from 2020 to 2023, a tenure that immediately followed a nine-year run at the Carolina Panthers’ helm. Rivera, 62, last coordinated for the San Diego Chargers’ defense A person with knowledge of Zimmer’s intent has told The News he’s definitely interested in the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator job.
Zimmer was a long-time coach for the Cowboys before leaving to become the defensive coordinator in Atlanta and Cincinnati and then Vikings’ head coach from 2014-21.He maintains strong ties to the Jones family and has built a relationship of mutual respect with McCarthy from their years of going against each other in the NFC North when McCarthy was in Green Bay.
