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Mike Zimmer to rejoin Cowboys as defensive coordinator, source says

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FRISCO, Texas -- Eighteen years after he last served as the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator, Mike Zimmer is expected to be back in that role, a source confirmed.

Zimmer replaces Dan Quinn, who left to become the head coach of the Washington Commanders after a three-year run as the Cowboys' defensive coordinator.

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).