The team requested to interview Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, according to multiple reports.
Moore, 36, began his coaching career in Dallas as a quarterbacks coach in 2018, immediately pivoting after wrapping up his playing days with the team from 2015-17. He was elevated to offensive coordinator a year later and remained in the role after Mike McCarthy was hired as the new head coach in 2020.
Other than 2020, the year in which quarterback Dak Prescott was lost for the season in October to a compound fracture and dislocation of his ankle, the Cowboys finished in the top six in scoring in each year Moore was at the helm. Still, he and the Cowboys ‘mutually agreed to part ways,’ according to the team, following a 2022 season that again ended in playoff disappointment with a divisional-round loss to the San Francisco 49ers, with McCarthy taking over play-calling duties.
After a one-year stop with the Los Angeles Chargers, Moore took over the Eagles’ attack this past offseason. Philadelphia, which will face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the divisional round, ranked second in scoring and first in rushing, with running back Saquon Barkley becoming just the ninth player to eclipse 2,000 yards in a season.
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After the team announced its split with McCarthy on Monday, Jones spoke with former Cowboys great and current Colorado coach Deion Sanders about the opening. The team also plans to interview former New York Jets coach Robert Saleh and Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, according to multiple reports.
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