The Cowboys don’t appear too interested in thinking outside the box for their defensive coordinator hire.
Zimmer was once the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys from 2000-2006. He served under head coaches Dave Campo and Bill Parcells.
He was a defensive assistant coach for Dallas from 1994-1999 before being promoted.
Zimmer was the defensive coordinator in Atlanta (2007) and Cincinnati (2008-2013). From 2014-2021 he was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
In 2022 he was a consultant at Jackson State in Deion Sanders’ final year there before moving on to Colorado.