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Cowboys reunite with assistant coach on Brian Schottenheimer's staff

A familiar face is joining the Dallas Cowboys' new coaching staff under Brian Schottenheimer.
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Dallas Cowboys long snapper Trent Sieg, punter Bryan Anger and placekicker Brandon Aubrey
Dallas Cowboys long snapper Trent Sieg, punter Bryan Anger and placekicker Brandon Aubrey | Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

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Brian Schottenheimer has added another new name to his Dallas Cowboys coaching staff. And this time it is another familiar face.

According to reports from ESPN Cowboys insider Todd Archer, Schottenheimer has tabbed Carlos Polk as the assistant special teams coordinator under the recently hired Nick Sorensen.

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This will be Polk's second stint with the team, after serving the same position in 2019 under John Fassel and Jason Garrett. He was not retained by former Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy upon the building of his new staff.

Polk played for the Cowboys in 2008 as a linebacker but was primarily signed as a special teams player for then-head coach Wade Phillips. He also played primarily on special teams for the Chargers from 2001-2007, after being selected as a fourth-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

San Diego Chargers linebacker Carlos Polk celebrates after cornerback Antonio Cromartie (not pictured) scored a touchdown
San Diego Chargers linebacker Carlos Polk celebrates after cornerback Antonio Cromartie (not pictured) scored a touchdown | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

After his time with the Cowboys ended as a player, Polk entered the coaching industry with Grossmont College in 2009, before joining the Chargers from 2010-2012. He then moved on to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2014-2018, before making his way to Arlington. After leaving the Cowboys, he spent one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, before joining the Chicago Bears from 2022 to this past season.

Polk has spent his entire 16-year coaching career as an assistant special teams coach. He now becomes one of the latest hirings on Schottenheimer's new-look staff, alongside recent hires such as receivers coach Junior Adams, offensive line coach Conor Riley, running backs coach Derrick Foster, and many others.

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writers’ Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014, covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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