Report: Cowboys expected to poach Packers assistant coach to join staff

by: Barkley Truax 6 hours ago BarkleyTruax

The Dallas Cowboys are expected to hire Green Bay Packers pass game coordinator Derrick Ansley, according to CBS Sports. Ansley previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Ansley began his career as a college coach. This includes several stints in the SEC at Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky. He made the jump to the NFL briefly in 2018 as DB coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Coaching under Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa, Ansley is a two-time national champion (2011, 2017) as an assistant coach.

He returned to college after being named defensive coordinator at Tennessee. Ahead of the 2021-22 season, he returned to the NFL when he joined the Chargers as DB coach.

Ansley joined the Packers as its pass game coordinator ahead of the 2024 season. Now, he’s off to Dallas where join a Cowboys squad that went 7-9-1 this past season under first-year head coach  Brian Schottenheimer . They had one of the league’s top offenses, ranking seventh in the NFL in points scored, and  Dak Prescott  had the third-most passing yards.

However, Dallas’ 30.1 points per game allowed ranked last in the NFL, which led to a change at defensive coordinator.  Matt Eberflus  is out and  Christian Parker  is now in after coming over from the Philadelphia Eagles.

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