Dallas Cowboys hire familiar foe, former New York Giants coach as a consultant
The Dallas Cowboys are bringing in an old foe and a familiar face.
The team is hiring former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo as a consultant.
While McAdoois mostly known for having coached the Giants for two seasons, including their last trip to the playoffs in 2016, he has a long-standing relationship with Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy.
McAdoo was the quarterbacks and tight ends coach with the Packers under McCarthy from 2006-13.
He worked with quarterback Aaron Rodgers for two seasons, and that body of work helped him become the offensive coordinator with the Giants for two seasons before being promoted to head coach.
McAdoo also worked under McCarthy in previous stops in New Orleans and San Francisco.
McAdoo, who was out of football in 2018 and 2019, was the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterbacks coach in 2020.
He is the fourth assistant on the Cowboys staff with experience as a head coach, joining defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, special teams coach John Fassel and offensive line coach Joe Philbin.
This story was originally published May 26, 2021 at 8:04 PM.
