Cowboys lose another coach as Seahawks plan to hire Aden Durde as defensive coordinator
The Dallas Cowboys lost another defensive coach on Friday as defensive line coach Aden Durde is headed to the Seattle Seahawks as their defensive coordinator.
Durde follows defensive passing game coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. out of Dallas.
Whitt joined former Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as his defensive coordinator with the Washington Commanders.
Both Durde and Whitt were considered top candidates to replace Quinn in Dallas when he took the Washington job.
Whitt turned down a chance to interview in Dallas.
And Durde was one of five candidates interviewed as Quinn’s replacement for a job that is expected to go to former Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer.
Former Washington coach Ron Rivera, former Bills and Jets coach Rex Ryan and Jets safeties coach Marquand Manuel also interviewed for the position.
Durde didn’t get the job Dallas, but he got the one in Seattle under new coach Mike Macdonald in what is a huge step forward.
An England native, Durde played in NFL Europe and served as a coach for the London Warriors of the BAFA National Leagues.
Durde had been the Cowboys’ defensive line coach since 2021. He was previously the Falcons outside linebackers coach in 2020 and a defensive quality control coach for Atlanta from 2018-2019.
The Cowboys could promote assistant defensive line coach Sharrif Floyd or look outside for Durde’s replacement.
This story was originally published February 9, 2024 at 2:50 PM.
