Mike Zimmer is back with the Cowboys as their defensive coordinator, but it doesn't look like he'll be able to bring a longtime assistant of his from Minnesota with him to his new job.
The Dallas Cowboys have defeated the New York Giants 13 times in their past 14 meetings, but Big Blue finally picked up a small victory on Tuesday. The New York Post reports that the Giants rejected the Cowboys’ request to interview defensive line coach Andre Patterson for a lateral move within the NFC East.
The Giants have denied their defensive line coach an opportunity to interview with a division rival.
One of the more significant long-standing NFL rivalries is between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. And although it is the off season, fans should not expect their disdain for one another to take a hiatus until the next season starts.
A couple of staff details involving the Dallas Cowboys popped up on Tuesday. The NFC East coaching crossover continues to be a thing. It is a bit hard to keep up at this point, but the division is sort of recycling coaches like crazy.
The Dallas Cowboys might have gotten the better of the New York Giants in recent years, so the last thing New York probably wanted to do was give their division rivals any additional advantages.
In a shocking move, the Giants won’t let one of their best coaches go to a bitter rival. The New York Giants have denied the Dallas Cowboys request to interview defensive line coach Andre Patterson, per a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The November rumors of "tension" between New York Giants HC Brian Daboll and DC Don "Wink" Martindale apparently weren't just smoke.
One of the Giants’ most impressive defensive assistant hirings this off-season has been Andre Patterson, who’s spent the last 10 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings coaching their defensive line.
The New York Giants are in the process of hiring multiple assistants on both sides of the football. Reports indicated they are preparing to bring on Brian Cox and Rob Ryan as defensive coaches, but the latest acquisition comes from the Minnesota Vikings, having spent 10 seasons as a defensive assistant.
The Giants are bringing in a veteran assistant for one of their position groups. According to multiple reports, Andre Patterson is joining New York as the team’s defensive line coach.
This marks Patterson’s second promotion of the year after the defensive line coach was crowned as a co-defensive coordinator.
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