Overview
- Dallas agreed to hire Derrick Ansley as defensive pass-game coordinator and defensive backs coach and Ryan Smith as secondary coach, according to ESPN’s Todd Archer.
- New DC Christian Parker has overhauled the prior staff, moving on from Andre Curtis, David Overstreet II and Dave Borgonzi after the league-worst 2025 pass defense.
- The Cowboys are conducting further in-person interviews for assistant roles with candidates including Denzel Martin, Ronell Williams, Eric Henderson, Marcus Dixon, Zach Orr and Robert Livingston.
- Team leadership signals a tailored scheme under Parker, blending Vic Fangio concepts with more five-man fronts and varied pressure packages to fit personnel.
- Following a 2025 season allowing roughly 30 points per game, Dallas plans an aggressive defensive roster reset through free agency and the draft, where it holds first-round picks Nos. 12 and 20.