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The Dallas Cowboys are expected to hire Nick Sorensen as their new special teams coordinator, per\u00a0Tom Pelissero of\u00a0NFL Network<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sorensen will replace\u00a0John \u201cBones\u201d Fassel, who left the Cowboys to coach special teams for the Tennessee Titans. The 46-year-old spent the last three seasons with the San Francisco 49ers working under head coach\u00a0Kyle Shanahan. Sorensen was promoted to defensive coordinator ahead of the 2024 after the firing of\u00a0Steve Wilks.<\/p>\n

The 49ers dealt with numerous injuries on the defensive side of the ball but still finished eighth in total defense. Still, Shanahan felt he needed a change. He fired Sorensen after their season came to a close. Prior to joining San Francisco\u2019s coaching staff, Sorensen served as special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021.<\/p>\n

Brian Schottenheimer quickly looking to fill Cowboys coaching staff<\/h2>\n

New head coach\u00a0Brian Schottenheimer, formally introduced on Monday as the team\u2019s head coach, is quickly making moves to fill out his staff. Earlier Monday, Pelissero reported that former Chicago Bears head coach\u00a0Matt Eberflus\u00a0will\u00a0interview\u00a0for the Cowboys\u2019 defensive coordinator position. As long as the interview goes well, Dallas is expected to hire him.<\/p>\n

Schottenheimer, a first-time head coach, is clearly looking for experience. Team owner Jerry Jones is looking for more success and believes Schottenheimer can help them get there. But Jones does acknowledge he\u2019s taking a risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I get my proverbial ass kicked over needing people in my comfort zone,\u201d Jones\u00a0said\u00a0Monday. \u201cWithout this thing being about me in any way, if you don\u2019t think I can\u2019t operate out of my comfort zone, you\u2019re so wrong, it\u2019s unbelievable. This is as big a risk as you could take, as big a risk as you could take. No head coaching experience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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