The Philadelphia Eagles are having a hard enough time hiring a new offensive coordinator. And now, they’re set to lose one of their top coaches to their bitter NFC East rivals. Top OC candidates Mike McDaniel and Brian Daboll have rejected the opportunity to join the Eagles.
The Dallas Cowboys are sure doing things differently, going from hiring five consecutive defensive coordinators with head coaching experience to landing 34-year-old Christian Parker as a first-time defensive coordinator.
The Dallas Cowboys officially filled their vacancy at the defensive coordinator position on Thursday. Dallas hired Christian Parker, who had been serving as the Philadelphia Eagles’ passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach for the past two seasons.
The search is over. After casting a wider net than fans are used to, the Dallas Cowboys found their new defensive coordinator. It was announced on Thursday that Dallas came to terms with Philadelphia Eagles defensive passing game coordinator Christian Parker.
The Dallas Cowboys are working to hire Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator Christian Parker as their next defensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.
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The Dallas Cowboys only had Matt Eberflus as their defensive coordinator for one season. After a flurry of interviews, the Cowboys are working to finalize a deal with their new DC, Philadelphia Eagles passing game coordinator Christian Parker, according to Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
The Dallas Cowboys have made their choice on who will be the next defensive coordinator: Christian Parker, pass game coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles.
It appears the search for a new defensive coordinator is coming to a close for the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys met with multiple candidates virtually, and this week, they started in-person interviews.
As you see by the title, the Cowboys are nearly done with a deal to make a rival coach the new defensive coordinator. It is Eagles secondary coach and passing game coordinator Christian Parker.
The Dallas Cowboys will face plenty of important decisions this offseason. Dallas’ first big task was finding a new defensive coordinator after firing Matt Eberflus following the regular season.
After watching their defense spoil one strong offensive performance after another during the season, the Dallas Cowboys know they have to make some big changes.
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After talking to nine candidates for the job, the Dallas Cowboys are working to hire their next defensive coordinator: Christian Parker, most recently pass game coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Cowboys are hiring Eagles secondary coach and passing game coordinator Christian Parker as their next defensive coordinator, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The Dallas Cowboys are working to hire Christian Parker as their defensive coordinator, per Tom Pelissero. Parker spent the past two seasons as the Philadelphia Eagles’ passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach.
In need of a new defensive coordinator, the Dallas Cowboys have done a good job casting a wide net. Rather than look solely at former head coaches as they’ve done with recent hires, the Cowboys have met with some of the best up-and-coming coaches in the league.
I am sure we all sound like a broken record lately, but this is one of the biggest issues for this Dallas Cowboys team heading into the 2026 season. The defense was the worst in football, and the secondary was a huge reason why they were so bad.
So here's where we stand with the Dallas Cowboys' search for a new defensive coordinator: They've interviewed nine candidates total, three of which had follow-up, in-person interviews.
With the Dallas Cowboys in need of a new defensive coordinator, there was one name that should have been at the very top of their wish list: Brian Flores.
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The Dallas Cowboys had a disappointing season, but tight end Jake Ferguson had a career season in 2025. With a talented offense, the team was able to look strong and he looked like one of the best at the position throughout the season.
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With the playoffs nearly over and the NFL draft the next big event on the schedule outside of free agency, I thought it would be interesting to take a dive into what Dallas might do with the 20th pick in the draft.