The Dallas Cowboys are in search of a brand new head coach after not renewing Mike McCarthy’s contract. Among the many early candidates is Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier.
Following an preliminary report from Todd Archer, NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero wrote on Wednesday that Frazier is scheduled to fulfill with the Cowboys on Monday. The Cowboys are additionally scheduled to interview former New York Jets head coach later this week.
Frazier coached the Minnesota Vikings from 2010 (as an interim) till 2013, reaching the playoffs within the 2012 season. Since his lone stint as NFL head coach, Frazier has labored as a defensive coordinator with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Payments, in addition to secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens. Frazier held the AHC title with the Payments from 2020 till 2022 and assumed the identical place underneath Mike Macdonald in Seattle.
It should be stated that Saleh and Frazier instantly would fulfill the NFL’s Rooney Rule requirement of interviewing no less than two exterior minority candidates for head teaching vacancies.
In case you’re questioning about potential draft compensation within the occasion the Cowboys rent Frazier as head coach, the Seahawks wouldn’t be eligible for 2 third-round compensatory picks. Frazier has solely been with the Seahawks for one season and never the minimal requirement of two seasons. That is why Dave Canales, who’s of Mexican descent, didn’t yield any comp picks for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when he was named Carolina Panthers head coach after one season as Buccaneers offensive coordinator.
