"Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker is looking to the college ranks to fill his new staff in Dallas. Georgia outside linebackers coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe will interview for a position on Tuesday, per ESPN's Todd Archer. Uzo-Diribe, 33, has spent the last decade working in a variety of roles at the college level. He was a starting defensive lineman at Colorado, and after a brief stint with the Saints, returned to Boulder in 2016 as a graduate assistant."
"Uzo-Diribe then went to Kansas as a defensive quality control coach in 2019 and received a promotion to outside linebackers coach the following year. One-year stints as the defensive line coach at SMU and TCU followed after which Uzo-Diribe was hired by Kirby Smart to lead the OLB room at Georgia. The Bulldogs churned out three first-round outside linebackers - Nolan Smith in 2023 and Mykel Williams and Jalon Walker in 2025 - during Uzo-Diribe's tenure."
Christian Parker is recruiting from the college ranks to staff the Cowboys' defensive coaching staff and will interview Georgia outside linebackers coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe. Uzo-Diribe, 33, played defensive line at Colorado, had a brief stint with the Saints, and returned to Colorado as a graduate assistant in 2016. He moved through roles at Kansas, SMU, and TCU before joining Georgia to coach outside linebackers. During his time at Georgia, the program produced three first-round outside linebackers: Nolan Smith (2023), Mykel Williams (2025), and Jalon Walker (2025). The Cowboys' interviews signal a likely shift from a 4-3 base defense to a 3-4 under Parker.
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