2:54 p.m. — Speaking to reporters on Tuesday at a Salvation Army charity event, Cowboys defensive lineman voice support for his position coach, Cowboys DL coach Aaron Whitecotton, to get Dallas’ vacant defensive coordinator role. Thomas has played for Whitecotton the last four years of his career, three of which were together with the Jets before both came to the Cowboys in 2025.
“He’s been amazing to me,” Thomas said. “Every d-line I’ve been on, we’ve been great under him. He commands intensity, he commands greatness, he has a high standard for us that he doesn’t bend on ever. Whether it’s Week 1 or Week 17 and you’re not going to the playoffs, he holds us to the same standard every day.
Definitely a brilliant football mind, the way that he’s able to communicate concepts and have us understand how we’re doing things and how the offense is trying to attack us, and also how to break guys down is one of his super powers and specialties. I definitely believe he’s the man for the job, a man who could do it, and a man who would dominate in his first year.”
Whitecotton interviewed for the defensive coordinator role on Monday, and the Cowboys are expected to interview two more candidates, Ravens DC Zach Orr and former Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon, on Tuesday. For the latest on Dallas’ search for their new defensive play caller, follow our defensive coordinator candidate tracker here.