Dallas Cowboys hire Joe Whitt Jr. as secondary coach/defensive passing game coordinator
Two days ago, Atlanta Falcons secondary coach/defensive passing game coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. was one of four candidates interviewed by the Dallas Cowboys for the team’s vacant defensive coordinator position.
That job went to former Falcons coach Dan Quinn on Monday.
But Whitt is officially in with the Cowboys and his old boss in the same role he had with the Falcons, according to sources.
It was first reported by the NFL Network.
The Cowboys were impressed during his interview and the connections run deep.
Not only will Whitt be reunited with Quinn in Dallas but coach Mike McCarthy as well.
Whitt worked under McCarthy in Green Bay from 2008 to 2018, rising from defensive quality control coach to defensive passing game coordinator in his final year with the Packers.
He spent 2019 with the Cleveland Browns before being hired by Quinn to lead the Falcons’ secondary in 2020.
The Cowboys made the hire with Whitt to lead the secondary, despite the Falcons finishing last in the NFL in passing yards allowed (4,697) in 2020.
It is not yet known what effect his arrival will have on Cowboys secondary coaches Al Harris and Maurice Linguist.
This story was originally published January 13, 2021 at 10:36 AM.
