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Cowboys to hire respected offensive mind to Brian Schottenheimer's staff

The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly working to hire a well-respected and experienced offensive mind to Brian Schottenheimer's new staff.
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Browns offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, right, watches as new quarterback Bailey Zappe warms up before a game
Browns offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, right, watches as new quarterback Bailey Zappe warms up before a game | Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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The Dallas Cowboys continue to add an impressive list of names to Brian Schottenheimer's new coaching staff.

And on Monday, they did it twice.

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According to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport, the Cowboys are 'working to hire' former Browns and Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey to their new coaching staff.

Dorsey is expected to join Schottenheimer's staff as a pass-game specialist.

If and when this move is completed, it will be the second position the Cowboys have filled within a matter of hours, following the hiring of assistant special teams coach Carlos Polk on Monday morning.

Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson is greeted by Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey
Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson is greeted by Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Dorsey, who is perhaps most famous for his role as the quarterback of the 2001 BCS National Championship=winning Miami Hurricanes, began his coaching career in 2011 as a high school quarterbacks coach for Lakewood Ranch in Florida.

He was then hired as a scout by the Carolina Panthers that same year, before eventually becoming the quarterbacks coach in 2013. He held that position until his firing after the 2017 season. After a brief college stint, Dorsey was named the quarterback coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2019, eventually being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2022.

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In Dorsey's first season with Buffalo, the Bills ranked second in the NFL in both total offense and scoring, averaging 397.6 yards and 28.4 per game. However, the Bills fired Dorsey in 2023 in the middle of the season after a 5-5 start.

In 2024, Dorsey again landed on his feet, becoming the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, but was fired after just one season. The Browns offense ranked last in the NFL in scoring and 28th in total offense averaging 15.2 points and 300.8 yards per game.

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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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