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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-12 · by Schuyler Dixon The Associated Press
The Dallas Cowboys have hired former NFL coach Mike Pettine as a senior assistant to their defensive coordinator, Christian Parker, who is struggling in his first year on the job. The move was discussed by head coach Brian Schottenheimer and Parker earlier this spring but only came to fruition when Pettine decided to return from retirement. This decision comes after the Cowboys' poor defensive performance during a recent loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where they gave up 419 yards despite facing an undrafted quarterback, leading the team's owner Jerry Jones to criticize their defense’s lack of improvement.
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Story summary
The Dallas Cowboys have brought former NFL coach Mike Pettine out of retirement to serve as a senior assistant to their defensive coordinator, Christian Parker. This decision was made after the Cowboys' poor performance in their recent loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 24, where they were defeated by an undrafted quarterback named Jalon Daniels with a score of 24-16. The team has struggled defensively this season, giving up a season-high 419 yards against Tampa Bay and ranking near the bottom in most defensive categories. Owner Jerry Jones noted after the loss that their defense had not improved since the start of the season. Pettine's addition aims to provide veteran guidance for Parker, who was previously discussing this possibility with coach Brian Schottenheimer but only welcomed the right candidate back into the staff.
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The Dallas Cowboys are bringing former NFL coach Mike Pettine out of retirement to serve as a senior assistant to defensive coordinator Christian Parker, whose debut in his new position is off to a rough start.
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debut → bring → start
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday that he and Parker talked to Pettine about joining the staff when he was visiting the 34-year-old Parker in the spring.
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he → say → spring
Pettine chose to stick with the retirement that had been announced a few weeks earlier.
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that → choose → retirement
While Schottenheimer and Parker had been discussing for some time the possibility of providing a veteran voice for the young coach, Schottenheimer said they were only going to do it with who they felt was the right person.
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they → discuss → it
The move comes after Dallas lost to Tampa Bay 24-16 when the Buccaneers were starting undrafted free agent quarterback Jalon Daniels in place of Baker Mayfield.
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Buccaneers → come → Mayfield
The Cowboys gave up a season-high 419 yards to the Bucs and are at or near the bottom in most defensive categories, just as they were last season when they fired Matt Eberflus after just one year.
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they → give → year
Owner Jerry Jones said after the loss the Cowboys were “right where we started relative to our defense.”
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we → say → defense
Schottenheimer said the hiring of Pettine would have happened regardless of the outcome against Tampa Bay, which dropped Dallas to 2-3 heading into a visit to Green Bay on Sunday night.
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which → say → night
“It just took (Pettine) saying this was something he wanted to do,” Schottenheimer said.
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Schottenheimer → take → ?
“I guess maybe he ate too much food in Italy or whatever it was and wanted to get back to work.
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it → guess → work
This is something we had talked about and were finally able to execute it with the right person.
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we → talk → person
That’s the thing I want to keep emphasizing.”
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Pettine, who turned 60 last month, spent the past four seasons on the defensive staff of the Minnesota Vikings.
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who → turn → Vikings
He worked with Parker in Green Bay, where Pettine was the defensive coordinator from 2018-20.
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Pettine → work → 2018
Pettine was head coach in Cleveland in 2014-15, going 10-22 and getting fired after a 3-13 season.
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Pettine → go → season
Before the Browns hired him, Pettine was the defensive coordinator for a year in Buffalo, where he went after four seasons in that role with the New York Jets.
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he → hire → Jets
Schottenheimer spent six seasons as the offensive coordinator of the Jets from 2006-11, the last three of those with Pettine running the New York defense.
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Pettine → spend → defense
“This is a trusted friend to myself, a trusted friend to Christian,” Schottenheimer said.
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Schottenheimer → trust → Christian
“What I’m so excited about it is the fit.
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The fit makes a lot of sense because he’s coming into a situation where he’s going to be very, very comfortable and therefore can help us very quickly.”
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