{"id":20820,"date":"2025-01-20T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20820"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:46:11","slug":"dallas-cowboys-could-rob-washington-commanders-to-fill-head-coaching-vacancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20820","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys could rob Washington Commanders to fill head coaching vacancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<div class=\"tpd-social-container\">\n<div class=\"social-share-dropdown\">\n<p class=\"social-share\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_hide credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-Dallas-Cowboys-at-Washington-Commanders-22244467.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 430px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-Dallas-Cowboys-at-Washington-Commanders-22244467.jpg 430w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-Dallas-Cowboys-at-Washington-Commanders-22244467.jpg 788w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys have been stuck at home, watching their fellow NFC East rivals compete in the NFL Playoffs. The Washington Commanders have already advanced to the NFC Conference Championship, thanks to an all-around effort from head coach Dan Quinn, star rookie Jayden Daniels, and first-year offensive coordinator\/play-caller Kliff Kingsbury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-incontent-ad-container advertisement-label hasDskAd hasMobAd special\">\n<div id=\"dsk-box-ad-c\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"tpd-fallback-tag-dsk-box-ad-c\">\n<div id=\"headlines_plus_widget_3\" class=\"headlines_plus_widget\" data-data-model=\"sports\" data-similarity-top-k=\"3\" data-internal-articles=\"2\" data-view-style=\"view-grid\" data-widget-title=\"Explore More\" data-logo=\"long\" data-search-algorithm=\"most_recent\">\n<div class=\"headlines-plus-related-articles view-grid\">\n<div class=\"widget-title\">\n<p>Meanwhile, the Cowboys are hard at work, combing through candidates who could become the team\u2019s next head coach. They could even turn to Washington\u2019s coaching staff to find Mike McCarthy\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-dallas-cowboys-could-consider-kliff-kingsbury-as-next-head-coach\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dallas Cowboys could consider Kliff Kingsbury as next head coach<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1266593\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-Dallas-Cowboys-at-Washington-Commanders-24971708-788x525.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=525,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-Dallas-Cowboys-at-Washington-Commanders-24971708.jpg 788w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=285,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-Dallas-Cowboys-at-Washington-Commanders-24971708.jpg 428w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=196,height=131,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-Dallas-Cowboys-at-Washington-Commanders-24971708.jpg 196w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=465,height=310,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-Dallas-Cowboys-at-Washington-Commanders-24971708.jpg 465w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys, Kliff Kingsbury\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So far, the only head coaching candidate the Dallas Cowboys have interviewed is former New York Jets coach Robert Saleh. Yet, more interviews are sure to take place over the next few days and possibly weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-incontent-ad-container advertisement-label hasDskAd hasMobAd special\">\n<div id=\"dsk-box-ad-d\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1881061979697090585\">NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport<\/a>, the Cowboys could soon add Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury to their list of interview candidates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=AndrewBR_sports&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1881061979697090585&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsnaut.com%2Fdallas-cowboys-rumors-kliff-kingsbury-next-head-coach%2F&amp;sessionId=46b183ecb308ee4c038f0b27326a259e03247d3c&amp;siteScreenName=sportsnaut&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1881061979697090585\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Kingsbury is once again on the rise after helping coach star rookie Jayden Daniels into the NFL\u2019s Offensive Rookie of the Year winner while calling plays for the fifth-highest-scoring offense in the league. 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