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Will McClay, Cowboys agree to multi-year contract extension for 2025 and beyond – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com
One of Dallas’ critical pieces to success will be staying with the team for a while.
What is arguably the biggest news of the Dallas Cowboys’ offseason has landed, and not long after the team named Brian Schottenheimer as the tenth head coach in franchise history; and this time it’s by way of a new deal being struck with Will McClay.
The team’s vice president of player personnel has officially signed a multi-year contract extension that will keep him in Dallas for the foreseeable future, on a five-year deal, to be more specific, per the team’s front office.
The Cowboys have enjoyed a bounty of eventual Pro Bowlers, All-Pros and future Hall of Famers who were drafted in the McClay era — e.g., DeMarcus Lawrence, Micah Parsons, CeeDee Lamb, Zack Martin, Tyron Smith, Dak Prescott, etc. etc. — and his influence continues to shine through each offseason.
McClay’s existing contract was set to expire after the 2025 NFL Draft, but no longer.
Cowboys confident new DC Matt Eberflus will ‘get the most’ out of Micah Parsons – Matt Galatzan, Sports Illustrated
Matt Eberflus returning to Dallas seems to be a good sign for Micah Parsons.
The Dallas Cowboys have one of the most dangerous and versatile defensive players in the NFL in Micah Parsons.
In fact, since being drafted by Dallas in 2021, Parsons has been on a historic pace, sitting with 52.5 sacks in four seasons, with four Pro Bowl selections and three All-Pro nods.
Three of those seasons were spent under former defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who now sits as the head coach of the Washington Commanders, while Parsons also thrived under Mike Zimmer this past season.
Now, a new defensive coordinator will enter the mix for the third season in a row, with the Cowboys hiring Matt Eberflus on Monday. And the Cowboys are confident that Parsons will continue to be a dominant force under his new playcaller.
“Everybody’s had their own idea of versatility with [Parsons] and moving him around because he’s such a game-wrecker when he’s rolling. Getting him into situations where he can have matchups that are favorable [when] everybody’s gonna be trying to double, triple,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said at the Senior Bowl. “If you can move him around and then not know for sure where he’s gonna be, then it can be advantageous for everybody on the defense. … We’re confident [Eberflus] is going to utilize him and get the most out of him.”
Dallas Cowboys announce three additions to Brian Schottenheimer’s coaching staff – Staff, DMN
Three more signings.
On Wednesday afternoon, the team announced the hiring of linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi, defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton and defensive passing game coordinator Andre Curtis. All three assistants will work closely with defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
Curtis got well-acquainted with the Cowboys in recent days after reportedly interviewing for the team’s defensive coordinator gig. He has extensive experience coaching in the NFL, recently working as the Bears’ secondary/safeties coach. Curtis and Schottenheimer worked together in Seattle from 2018-20.
Borgonzi is returning to Dallas after spending the last three seasons in Chicago. He recently served as Eberflus’ linebackers coach with the Bears from 2022-24.
Finally, Whitecotton is joining Schottenheimer’s staff after spending the last four seasons with the New York Jets. He coached the Jets’ defensive line during his New York stint, moving up into the role after working as an assistant defensive line coach in San Francisco and Buffalo from 2018-20.
Report: Cowboys interview Cardinals OL coach Klayton Adams for their OC job – Charean Williams, PFT
The staff seems to be coming together.
Adams has spent he past two seasons in Arizona, arriving with head coach Jonathan Gannon.
The Cardinals ranked seventh in rushing yards per game this season and eighth in rushing touchdowns. James Conner had his second consecutive 1,000-yard season.
The Cowboys want an offensive coordinator who is “outstanding” in the run game.
Saints head coaching search: Eagles OC Kellen Moore in the driver’s seat for job after strong interview – Jared Dubin, CBS Sports
A former Cowboys coordinator now seems to be the front-runner for the Saints’ head job.
The New Orleans Saints apparently have a new front-runner for their head coach opening. According to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is “in the driver’s seat” for the role after a strong in-person interview on Monday.
As Jones notes, Moore will actually be in the Saints’ facilities next week because the Eagles are the designated home team in the Super Bowl, which is being played in New Orleans. However, league rules dictate that the Saints cannot contact him again until after the Super Bowl is over and his hiring could not be made official until after the game, either.
Jerry Jones lashes out against critics of Cowboys’ hire of Brian Schottenheimer: ‘You’re so wrong’ – Chris Bumbaca, USA Today
Jerry Jones disagrees with those criticizing the Brian Schottenheimer hire.
With the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones maintained his stance of being “all in” during his first meeting with the media since parting ways with Mike McCarthy two weeks prior.
Jones also used the introductory news conference Monday to respond to the idea that he would only hire somebody he could control.
“I know I get my proverbial (expletive) kicked over needing people in my comfort zone. Without this thing being about me in any way, if you don’t think I can’t operate out of my comfort zone, you’re so wrong, it’s unbelievable,” Jones said. “This is as big a risk you can take, as big a risk as you can take – no head-coaching experience.
“Let me share something with you. With all of that, you just heard him reference his osmosis, his family, anybody in this room that doesn’t believe the apple doesn’t go far from the tree has missed it someplace down the road, especially if there was an effort to make it that way, and there was an effort.”
The Cowboys announced the hiring of Schottenheimer, a longtime offensive coordinator with X teams but no previous head-coaching experience, Friday.
