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The Cowboys reached agreement Monday with Mike Zimmer to make the former Minnesota Vikings coach Dallas' new defensive coordinator.
"I'm excited and honored to be back with a great organization. I'm thrilled to work with Mike McCarthy, for whom I have had a ton of respect in our NFC North days, and to do anything I can do to help the Joneses and the Cowboys," Zimmer told ESPN's Ed Werder.
A source had confirmed to ESPN last week that Zimmer was expected to be hired as the Cowboys' defensive coordinator, but ESPN analyst Rex Ryan, who had talked to the Cowboys about the job, said on ESPN's "Postseason NFL Countdown" Sunday that, "I'm not so sure Zimmer has that job right now.