Cowboys Sign Dan Quinn To Multi-Year Extension

January 28th, 2022 at 12:27pm CST by Zachary Links

Dan Quinn is staying put. On Friday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told 105.3 The Fan that he’s signed his defensive coordinator to an extension that will keep him in place “for years to come,” (Twitter link via Jon Machota of The Athletic).

Quinn was up for head coaching jobs with the Bears, Broncos, Jaguars, Dolphins, and Giants. It’s not clear if he received any offers, though Jones personally believes that he did (Twitter link). It’s likely that Quinn will be contacted in future cycles and one has to imagine that he’ll be willing to listen. But, for now, he’ll remain as the Cowboys’ DC.

Jones also “believes” that offensive coordinator Kellen Moore will return to Cowboys in 2022 (Twitter link via Calvin Watkins of the Dallas News), though he has another interview coming up with the Dolphins. Both coordinators, in theory, could be internal HC candidates at some point down the line, especially given the rumors surrounding Mike McCarthy‘s status.

The Cowboys will stick with McCarthy for another year, though Jones didn’t exactly rush to give his vote of confidence. “There was never an issue with Mike being the head coach,” JJ said during the interview.

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8 comments on “Cowboys Sign Dan Quinn To Multi-Year Extension”

HighAltitude • 3 years ago

Quinn has a great agent. Got him all kinds of interviews just to get Jerry to give him more money.

dms0746 • 3 years ago

That is very true. Personally didnt think he was leaving either. The passion in his voice about the Cowboys was obvious. Jerry is running out of time, in life. He wants another trophy. He knows that the crew they have is close to his goal. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a large group of these players remain.

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earmbrister • 3 years ago

This is probably far from true. Teams contact coaches, agents don’t call around in the hopes of landing an interview. That would smack of desperation. Quinn got the interview in Denver due to his time shared with the GM years ago. Quinn can afford to wait for a premium HC job to be offered to him.

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