Eighteen years after he last served as the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator, Mike Zimmer will be back in that role, a source confirmed.
Zimmer, 67, was a Cowboys assistant coach from 1994-2006. Starting as a defensive assistant, moving to defensive backs in 1995, the last year Dallas won a Super Bowl, and serving as the coordinator from 2000-06 under two different head coaches, Dave Campo (2000-02) and Bill Parcells (2003-06).
Zimmer will inherit a defense that includes two finalists for the Defensive Player of the Year in edge Micah Parsons and cornerback DaRon Bland, who led the NFL in interceptions with nine and returned a record five for touchdowns. Cornerback Trevon Diggs is returning from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee but was signed to a five-year, $97 million contract last summer.
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