Reports: Another Dallas Cowboys coach headed to Washington
DALLAS - The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly losing another member of their coaching staff to a division rival.
Several reports say defensive assistant Joe Whitt Jr. is headed to the Washington Commanders.
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Whitt will be the defensive coordinator for Dan Quinn, who left Dallas last week to take the Commanders’ head coaching job.
The Cowboys are set to interview candidates for a new defensive coordinator on Monday.
Team owner Jerry Jones talked about that process after Sunday’s FIFA World Cup announcement.
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"We’re basically, uh… have been planning meetings. I’m not gonna get into who we’re interviewing but we have interviews beginning at 9 in the morning. I do," he said.
"Jerry, is there any impact that Mike’s contract status has on who you might be able to get as a coordinator? The fact that he’s only signed through this season?" a reporter asked.
"Oh, I don’t anticipate that being an issue at all," Jones said. "If they’re aspiring. They know there’s a chance to be a head coach some place because the one that just left is."
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Zimmer was once an assistant coach for the Dallas Cowboys and still has family in the area.