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Dallas Cowboys Assistant Unfazed Despite Legitimate Interest From Titans
The Dallas Cowboys are going through an offseason shakeup after hiring Philadelphia Eagles passing game coordinator & defensive backs coach Christian Parker as their next defensive coordinator.
Moving forward, the Cowboys will have to fill out the rest of the staff around Parker. Dallas is allowing its assistant coaches to go through an interview with Parker or search for new jobs, per the Dallas Morning News’ Calvin Watkins.
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Prior to bringing in Parker, the franchise also explored the possibility of elevating defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton to the defensive coordinator position. Whitecotton is getting an opportunity to guide the defense for the East team at the East-West Shrine Bowl
It’s possible an old friend could come calling to try and pluck Whitecotton from Dallas. He’s just staying focused on the job at hand for the time being.
Cowboys Assistant Not Thinking About Potential Interest From Titans
The Tennessee Titans zeroed in on San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as their next head coach last week. Saleh is leading a franchise once again after being fired by the New York Jets early in the 2024 season.
Whitecotton has a connection to Saleh. The two worked together for one season in San Francisco, and Whitecotton followed Saleh to New York. He served as defensive line coach for all four of Saleh’s years with the Jets.
The Titans have already requested to interview Whitecotton for their open defensive coordinator position. Unlike the situation with offensive coordinator Klayton Adams, Dallas would be unable to deny Tennessee’s request since Whitecotton would be receiving a promotion.
The possibility of change is something Whitecotton is keeping at the back of his mind.
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“I’m just trying to live in the present. I’m so busy with this East-West game and what we’ve got going here in Dallas,” Whitecotton said, per DallasCowboys.com. “I haven’t [interviewed with the Titans yet], so I haven’t really had a chance to go through that in my mind.”
“The game has been an incredibly good distraction. I don’t have to sit there and think about this or think about this, I’m working my butt off trying to get these boys ready to play,” Whitecotton added. “I think that’s kind of where my mind’s at right now.”
Whitecotton has been working at the NFL level since 2013. He spent four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, operating as a defensive assistant and assistant defensive line coach. Whitecotton went on to assist the Buffalo Bills from 2017-19. He was the assistant defensive line coach for the Bills in his final two seasons with the franchise.
San Francisco brought in Whitecotton ahead of the 2020 season, leading to his bond with Saleh.
The Cowboys’ defensive line was up-and-down throughout 2025-26. It didn’t help that Dallas moved on from Micah Parsons shortly before the season began and was unable to acquire Quinnen Williams until the NFL trade deadline.
Obviously, Williams and Whitecotton are familiar with one another after their time with the Jets. That would be a plus of keeping the veteran assistant around.
Dallas is making sure to watch its back just in case Whitecotton departs for Tennessee. The team previously requested an interview with Minnesota Vikings defensive line coach Marcus Dixon.
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Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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