Dallas Cowboys under the radar move fills final big coaching vacancy

The Cowboys’ coaching staff is set for 2025.

Randy Gurzi | Feb 11, 2025

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The Dallas Cowboys have been working hard to fill the coaching staff under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

Early this week, they signed Ken Dorsey, who spent 2024 as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Known for his work as a quarterbacks coach, it was expected he would take that role in Dallas.

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That wasn’t the case as Dorsey will be a coaching analyst. This left one major position vacant but that was filled late Monday night when they promoted Steve Shimko from offensive assistant to quarterbacks coach.

The Cowboys are promoting Steve Shimko to quarterbacks coach, per source. Shimko—well thought of by Brian Schottenheimer and Dak Prescott, among others in Dallas—spent time previously with Schottenheimer in Seattle.

He was Boston College’s OC before landing in Dallas in 2024.
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A long-time college assistant, Shimko was the offensive coordinator for Boston College in 2023 before joining Dallas last year.

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His ties to Schottenheimer brought him to the Cowboys after working with him in Seattle. While Schottenheimer was the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator, Shimko spent two years as an assistant on the offensive staff.

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The 35-year-old coach is said to be well respected by Schottenheimer and Dak Prescott, making this another move aimed at getting the most out of their franchise quarterback.