"The Cowboys are working to hire Christian Parker as their defensive coordinator, sources tell me and @RapSheet. Just 34 years old, Parker spent the past two seasons as passing game coordinator/DBs coach under Vic Fangio with the Eagles. Now gets his first DC job in the NFC East. pic.twitter.com/boxhtCnEvk - Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 22, 2026 Finally Did It Right We have dragged this front office through the mud over and over again, but they finally went about this hiring the correct way."
"The last handful of defensive coordinators have been former head coaches. That is just what Jerry has done, and it has failed outside of Dan Quinn. Hiring Matt Eberflus was a horrible decision last year, and clearly he got the memo from all of us fans. According to those close that cover the team closely, Parker nailed the interview process and rose to the top of the preferred list very quickly."
Christian Parker will become the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator after working with the Philadelphia Eagles as passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach. Parker entered the NFL as a defensive quality control coach with the Green Bay Packers in 2019. Players such as Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, and Reed Blankenship improved under Parker's coaching. The Cowboys sought a younger, position-focused coordinator rather than a former head coach. Jim Leonhard was considered but Parker could start immediately. Exact contract details are not yet available and updates are expected as more information emerges. Observers criticized the front office previously and view the hire as a corrective move for a struggling defense.
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