The Dallas Cowboys employed Philadelphia Eagles Christian Parker to be their defensive coordinator on Thursday after a search led the Cowboys to request interviews for at least 10 different candidates for their opening. Both the Cowboys and the New York Jets began their defensive coordinator searches off aggressively, whereas different groups have moved extra slowly all through the method.
One of the extra fashionable names on the to-be defensive coordinator market this offseason was Parker, who was additionally the first reported defensive coordinator interview for Green Bay in 2026. Parker, who coached beneath the legendary Vic Fangio in each Denver and now Philadelphia, received his begin within the NFL in 2019 on Matt LaFleur’s first workers as a high quality management coach. Parker was beforehand interviewed by LaFleur for the group’s 2024 defensive coordinator opening, which went to Jeff Hafley, now the top coach of the Miami Dolphins.
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According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Parker met with the Cowboys on Wednesday and then headed straight to Green Bay. The Packers are a lot earlier on of their defensive coordinator search, as their job simply opened on Monday. It’s potential that Parker was close to the highest of Green Bay’s board, however that Dallas was simply able to decide now, so Parker made the decision.
Parker is the second defensive coordinator employed in latest days, with Brian Flores re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday.
Without Parker, the identified and remaining Packers interviewees for the job are Chicago Bears cross recreation coordinator/defensive backs coach Al Harris, Minnesota Vikings cross recreation coordinator/defensive backs coach Daronte Jones and former Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon. Gannon hasn’t even interviewed with Green Bay but, as that interview is scheduled for Friday. Worth remembering, although, is that Green Bay tends to maintain searches quiet. When Hafley was employed, he had by no means even been linked to the group till the announcement that he received the job was made.
The names under are coaches who’ve obtained interview requests from different groups, however they’ve but to be introduced as requested interviews by Green Bay:
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Aaron Whitecotton, Dallas Cowboys, defensive line coach
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Anthony Weaver, Miami Dolphins, defensive coordinator
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Charlie Bullen, New York Giants, interim defensive coordinator
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Chris Harris, New York Jets, interim defensive coordinator
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Demarcus Covington, Green Bay Packers, run recreation coordinator/defensive line coach
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Dennard Wilson, Tennessee Titans, defensive coordinator
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Ephraim Banda, Cleveland Browns, safeties coach
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Jim Leonhard, Denver Broncos, assistant head coach/cross recreation coordinator
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Jim O’Neil, Detroit Lions, defensive assistant
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Joe Cullen, Kansas City Chiefs, defensive line coach
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Karl Scott, Seattle Seahawks, defensive backs coach/cross recreation coordinator
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Mathieu Araujo, Miami Dolphins, cornerbacks coach
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Patrick Graham, Las Vegas Raiders, defensive coordinator
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Wink Martindale, former Michigan defensive coordinator
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Zach Orr, Baltimore Ravens, defensive coordinator