Dallas Cowboys Assistant Coaches And Coaching Staff

Dallas Cowboys assistant coaches are Ramon Chinyoung, Will Harriger, Chase Haslett, Ryan Feder, Evan Harrington, Cannon Matthews and Sharrif Floyd.

Darian Thompson works as assistant linebacker while Pete Ohnegian serves as defensive assistant. They all work as backroom staff for head coach Mike McCarthy.

Ramon Chinyoung is the quality control and Dallas Cowboys offensive line coach, Will Harriger is the quality control as well as offensive assistant, Chase Haslett is the assistant tight ends, and Ryan Feder is the game management and offensive assistant.

Evan Harrington serves as an offensive assistant coach, Cannon Matthews is the assistant defensive back, and Sharrif Floyd serves as the quality control and assistant defensive line coach.

Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones appointed the head coach Mike McCarthy, who then brought all the assistants and other coaching staff into the team.

The backroom staff in the NFL team are mostly experts in Positional coaching, special teams, offense, defense, and others. They contribute extensive expertise and experience to their specialized fields, enabling the head coach to assign tasks and concentrate on the big picture.

For the growth of the players, assistant coaches closely collaborate with players to help them polish their abilities and tactics skills. For players to succeed in the NFL, they also offer specialized coaching that aids in performance improvement.

Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Salary

Dallas Cowboys head coach salary is somewhere between 4 and 7 million dollars per year. Mike McCarthy is the current head coach of the Cowboys.

Mike was appointed as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in 2020 with a long-term contract of 5 years. He is one of the NFL coaches with a high salary.

Having previously worked as the Green Bay Packers head coach, he has more than 16 years of experience as a head coach and around 13 more years of assistant coach experience.

He was a quarterback for Baker University's collegiate football team in Kansas. He started his coaching career as a GA at Fort Hays State University after receiving his degree from Baker. Before joining the NFL in 1995, he spent several years coaching in the collegiate ranks.

McCarthy's first position in the NFL was as the Kansas City Chiefs' QB coach. Before receiving a promotion to offensive coordinator in 1999, he served in that role for four seasons. He joined the New Orleans Saints in 2000 as their offensive coordinator. He lived in New Orleans for five seasons.

He became the Packers' head coach in 2006 soon after leaving the Saints. In each of his first six seasons as head coach, he guided the Packers to the playoffs, including a Super Bowl triumph over the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. After a 4-12 season, he was sadly sacked by the Packers in 2018.

McCarthy was appointed the Cowboys' head coach in 2020 when he guided them to a 6-10 record his first season, but in 2021, they improved to a 12-5 record and won the NFC East division.

Despite the Cowboys' playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the opening round, McCarthy was given a contract extension through the 2024 campaign.

He is mostly famous for his skill on the offensive line. He is committed to the West Coast style and has a successful track record in quarterback upliftment.

Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinators

The Dallas Cowboys' Defensive Coordinator is Dan Quinn. Under him, there are a few other coaches for Dallas Cowboys and they are; Cannon Matthews, Sharrif Floyd, Pete Ohnegian, Aden Durde, and Al Harris.

The main job of Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinators is coordinating the defensive game strategy, organizing the defensive player roster, supervising the defensive assistant coaches, and calling plays for the defense throughout the game.

Dan Quinn

Quinn has been a head coach for the Atlanta Falcons for six seasons and has more than 20 years of coaching knowledge. He is renowned for his attacking and aggressive defensive tactics. But now he works under the Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy.

In 1994, he started his coaching career at the University of William & Mary as a graduate assistant. The 49ers, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins were among the NFL teams for which he later served as a defensive coordinator.

He was appointed the Seattle Seahawks' defensive coordinator in 2013. The Seahawks defense was rock solid at the back under his direction, and the group won Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.

During his time with the Atlanta Falcons as a head coach in 2015. In his first season, he guided the Falcons to a 10-6 record, and in the next season, they won the NFC Championship. After the club concluded the 2020 season with a 4-12 record, Quinn was sacked by the Falcons.

But in 2021, the Cowboys hired him to be their defensive coordinator. Quinn assisted the Cowboys in going from having one of the worst defenses in the NFL to having one of the finest in his first season with the organization. The Cowboys' defense concluded the 2021 season ranked first in turnover differential and sixth in scoring defense.

He is one of the best NFL defensive coordinators ever for his instant improvement to the team's defense he is widely known. He is renowned for his aggressive defensive methods and ability to help grow young players.

Dallas Cowboys Offensive Coordinators

The Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator is Brian Schottenheimer. There are a few more coaches who work as the offensive coach for the team like Mike Solari, Ramon Chinyoung, Will Harriger, Ryan Feder, and Evan Harrington.

The Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinators usually make the offensive play calls throughout the game and are in control of the team's offensive game plan.

Brian Schottenheimer

Having previously spent time at Seahawks, Jets, Rams, and Georgia University in collegiate football as an offensive coordinator also served as the assistant coach for the Redskins, Chargers, Colts, and Jaguars, he joined the Cowboys as the coaching analyst in 2022 but later got his role promoted to offensive coordinator in 2023.

He is Marty Schottenheimer's son, who was also a coach. He was a quarterback for the University of Florida and the University of Kansas during his college football career.

In 1997, he joined Syracuse University's coaching staff as an assistant. He then joined the Jets in 2006 as their offensive coordinator. In his first season, he guided the Jets to a 10-6 record, and in both 2009 and 2010, the team advanced to the AFC Championship Game.

Schottenheimer joined the Seahawks in 2018 as the offensive coordinator. In each of his three seasons with the team, he contributed to the Seahawks making the playoffs.

Until this time he had already worked for a few other teams. Before joining the Cowboys he was Jaguar's passing game coordinator.

Dallas Cowboys Coaching Staff

The Dallas Cowboys coaching staff comprises 27 staff who work together to achieve the common goal of team building, performing at the best level, and winning as many games as possible under the guidance of head coach Mike McCarthy.

Ryan Feder who has been with the team since 2020 has been assigned as the game management and offensive assistant role for the 2023 season while one of Dallas Cowboys new coaches Cannon Matthews will serve as the assistant defensive back.

John Fassel is one of the coaching staff for Dallas Cowboys who works as the team's Special Teams Coordinator. He started his coaching career with the Bucknell as a wide receiver in 1999. The following year he joined Amsterdam Admirals as a strength and conditioning and wide receiver coach.

In 2001, he served as a graduate assistant for Idaho State and the next year he worked as a wide receiver for Bucknell. In the 2003 season, he managed New Mexico Highlands as a head coach along with an assistant athletic director role, working there until 2004. It was undoubtedly his most challenging role in the coaching journey.

He also worked for the Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders, St Louis, and LA Rams, and finally, he was brought to Dallas Cowboys as a backroom staff for the head coach Mike.

Mike Solari, the Offensive Line Coach of the Dallas Cowboys is a former player as well. He played for San Diego State in his college days and for high school, he played for San Francisco El Camino. He has worked as a coach with tons of teams before joining the Cowboys recently in 2023.

His coaching career started at Mission Bay High School in 1976, where he worked for a year till 1977 as an Offensive line coach, then went to MiraCosta College in 1978 in the same former position.

He had already worked with the Dallas in 1987 when he worked as an Assistant offensive line coach and special teams coach, the spell was just for a year.

He then went on to work for various teams like Phoenix Cardinals, Alabama, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, and finally Dallas Cowboys staff.

In all the teams that he worked for, he was basically an offensive coordinator, offensive line coach, special teams coach, tight ends coach, and Tight ends coach.

It would not be any surprise to see him taking bigger roles, even as a head coach in the future.

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