The Cowboys have their offensive coordinator.
Dallas employed Klayton Adams for the place on Friday, filling one more teaching emptiness behind new head coach Brian Schottenheimer, in keeping with a press launch from the crew.
Adams heads to Texas after spending the previous two seasons because the Cardinals’ offensive line coach.
Earlier than teaching in Arizona, Adams spent 4 seasons as an offensive assistant with the Colts.
The Cowboys additionally thought of Browns offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, Falcons tight ends coach Kevin Koger and Lions working backs coach Scottie Montgomery for the job earlier than hiring Adams.
Adams takes the job left by Schottenheimer’s promotion after he was elevated to the top teaching place following two seasons because the crew’s OC.
The pair will probably be tasked with bettering a Cowboys offense that struggled in 2024 with the sixth-fewest yards per play (5.0) within the NFL.
Adams will look to carry the identical success he helped construct with the Cardinals, who ranked sixth within the league in yards per play (5.9) and had been particularly sturdy working the ball with 5.3 yards per try, the second-most behind the Ravens.
Dallas completed 7-10 in 2024, sitting exterior the postseason image for the primary time in three seasons.
Proprietor Jerry Jones kicked off a brand new period on the sidelines earlier this month, parting methods with head coach Mike McCarthy, who had led the way in which the previous 5 seasons.
Adams will probably be leaning on quarterback Dak Prescott, who missed the final eight video games of the season after present process hamstring surgical procedure, in his new function.
