FRISCO, Texas – It’s been nine days since the Cowboys released defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, and the search is continuing for Dallas’ fourth defensive coordinator in as many years.
Up to this point, the Cowboys have/will interview nine candidates for the position. On Thursday, Cowboys COO/co-owner Stephen Jones discussed where the team is at in the process.
“I think we’re in the initial run,” Jones said. “We’re going to cast a wide net, whether it’s half a dozen, ten, 12 coaches when it’s all said and done. I don’t know what that number will be, but then we’ll narrow it down. We’re already starting to narrow it down and we’ll start to bring guys in for in-person interviews, some of the guys that we felt were the guys that would fit.”
Jones added that he feels all the candidates that the team has interviewed are qualified for the position, but there are layers to what constitutes the best overall fit for what the Cowboys are looking for.