Feb. 2, 2026, 10:33 p.m. CT
The Dallas Cowboys continue to take a slow, measured approach to filling out their defensive coaching staff, but they’ve made another addition official on Monday. After officially inking Derrick Ansley and Ryan Smith on Saturday to work as the defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach, respectively, new defensive coordinator Christian Parker has now added to the front seven.
The defensive line, specifically. Dallas has agreed to a deal with Marcus Dixon to become the new DL coach for the 2026 season.
Dixon is a fomer Cowboys player, suiting up in the silver and blue in the early 2000s. He began his coaching career at Hampton from 2017 through 2020, before joining the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 as an assistant DL coach. He’d move to the Denver Broncos for a couple seasons as their DL coach, before taking the same post with the Minnesota Vikings for the last two seasons under Brian Flores.
The Vikings finished third in defensive DVOA this past season after being second in 2024. They’ve consistenly been among the best teams in the league in sacks and pressure rate, routinely causing havoc for opposing offenses.
Dixon replaces Aaron Whitecotton, who was only in Dallas for one season under Matt Eberflus. When Whitecotton didn’t get the coordinator job, he was gven the option to seek employment elsewhere, landing with the Tennessee Titans and Robert Saleh.
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