The Cowboys have requested an interview with Packers defensive line coach/run game coordinator DeMarcus Covington for their defensive coordinator position, Josina Anderson reports.
Covington, 36, joined the Packers before the 2025 season, coaching a unit that includes former Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons. Covington was the Patriots’ defensive coordinator in 2024.
He spent eight seasons in New England, serving as a coaching assistant (2017-18), outside linebackers coach (2019) and defensive line coach (2020-23) before his promotion under Jerod Mayo. The Patriots fired Mayo after one season.
Covington won a Super Bowl ring with the Patriots.
The Cowboys also have requested or have interviewed Eagles pass game coordinator Christian Parker, Giants interim defensive coordinator Charlie Bullen, former Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon, Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr, Browns safeties coach Ephraim Banda, Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones, Broncos defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard and their own defensive line coach, Aaron Whitecotton.
The Cowboys are interviewing Eagles defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator Christian Parker on Wednesday, the team announced.
Parker becomes the eighth candidate in Dallas’ search for a defensive coordinator.
The Cowboys fired Matt Eberflus on Jan. 6.
Parker has spent the past two seasons in Philadelphia working under defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. The Eagles have finished as a top-10 defensive unit against the pass with Parker on staff.
After several college jobs, Parker landed his first role in the NFL with the Packers as a defensive quality control coach in 2019.
After two seasons in Green Bay, Parker joined the Broncos as the defensive backs coach.
The Cowboys also have requested or have interviewed Giants interim defensive coordinator Charlie Bullen, former Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon, Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr, Browns safeties coach Ephraim Banda, Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones, Broncos defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard and their own defensive line coach, Aaron Whitecotton.
The Cowboys are interested in speaking to a coach from a division rival as part of their search for a new defensive coordinator.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that they have requested an interview with Giants interim defensive coordinator Charlie Bullen. Bullen took over the coordinator responsibilities when the Giants fired Shane Bowen in November.
Bullen joined the Giants as their outside linebackers coach in 2024 and held that job until his midseason move up the hierarchy. The Giants closed out the season with a few of their best defensive performances and the Cowboys’ interest in speaking to him suggests that others took notice of those efforts.
Bullen spent a year at Illinois before joining the Giants. He’s also spent time with the Dolphins and Cardinals.
Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland missed the final three games of the regular season because of a left foot injury and he went for a repair on Tuesday.
The Cowboys announced that Bland had surgery in Indianapolis. It’s the second time in two years that Bland has had surgery on his left foot. Bland also dealt with a right foot injury during the season.
Bland played in 12 games during the regular season. He had 73 tackles and his sixth career interception return for a touchdown in those appearances. The other five scores came when Bland was named an All-Pro in 2023.
Bland signed a four-year extension before the 2025 season and will now head into the first year of that pact.
All teams would prefer to have a quiet offseason, except when they hope to make some noise. The Cowboys have made a little noise at a time when they would have liked to make none.
Defensive Donovan Ezeiruaku was arrested over the weekend for reckless driving in Collin County Texas, via Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News.
Ezeiruaku was released from custody on Monday after posting $500 bond.
Per Watkins, the Cowboys said on Monday night that they are aware of the arrest.
A 2025 second-round pick from Boston College, Ezeiruaku appeared in 17 games with nine starts as a rookie. He had 2.0 sacks.
