The Dallas Cowboys are off and running in looking to form their staff for 2025. While Jerry Jones likes his staffs small in nature, there will have to be some hires. Bringing Matt Eberflus aboard as defensive coordinator seems to have hit a compliance snag, and while waiting for that, Brian Schottenheimer is looking for other candidates.

Dallas has interviewed former CFL standout Kerry Joseph for the team’s open quarterback coach opening.

Joseph spent last season in Chicago developing rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. The Bears hired Joseph almost a year to the day, but a change in their coaching staff made him available.

Before his lone year in Chicago, Joseph spent four seasons in Seattle serving as an offensive assistantm including in 2020 under then-offensive coordinator Schottenheimer. He would be Seattle’s assistant receivers coach in 2021, then an assistant quarterbacks coach from 2022 through the 2023 season.

His potential addition would replace former quarterback Scott Tolzien who served as the Cowboys QB coach from 2022 through 2024 and spent the last four seasons as an offensive assistant in some capacity.

Joseph was a dual-threat quarterback at McNeese State before latching on with the Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He also spent time with Washington before making the jump to defense for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe.

The switch to defensive back landed him with Seattle and played four seasons for the Seahawks appearing in 56 games including 14 starts.

The Ottowa Renegades from the Canadian Football League (CFL) came calling in 2003 asking him to play quarterback. In 2007 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Joseph led his team to the Grey Cup Championship and was named the CFL’s Most Valuable Player.