Apparently Lunda Wells wasn’t the only Cowboys coworker Dan Quinn wanted to bring with him to Washington.
One day after it was revealed that the Dallas front office blocked the Commanders’ request to interview their tight ends coach for an opening on Quinn’s new staff in the nation’s capital, ESPN’s Todd Archer reports that the Cowboys’ longtime divisional rivals have had their eye on several other coaching assistants, too.
Per Archer, who cited a source, the Cowboys also denied the Commanders’ request to interview defensive backs coach Al Harris. Harris has been a popular name among some circles within Cowboys Nation to replace Quinn as the defensive coordinator in Dallas.
In addition to blocking Washington from interviewing TE coach Lunda Wells, the Cowboys denied the Commanders from speaking with DBs coach Al Harris, per a source.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) February 8, 2024
The 49-year-old hinted just a few weeks ago that he would drop everything to join a Quinn-led coaching staff.
“If Q was to go and get a head coaching job,” Harris said, “honestly, in whatever capacity he wanted me to come, I’m there. I’m there.”
It seems as though he won’t get that chance, at least not this year with Washington. League rules state that assistants must be allowed to interview with new clubs for a promotion to a coordinator role, but employers may block opposing teams from speaking to assistants about lateral moves to another assistant role.
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The Cowboys clearly have plans for Harris, but they did grant permission for the Commanders to speak with assistant defensive line coach Sharrif Floyd and defensive assistant Pete Ohnegian. Both were hired last February for the Cowboys’ 2023 season.
Upon his hiring last week in Washington, Quinn moved quickly to hire away Cowboys defensive passing game coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. and make him the Commanders’ new defensive coordinator.
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