OXNARD, Calif. -- As Rod Marinelli enters his 21st year in the NFL and fourth with the Dallas Cowboys, he is asked if this is the most inexperienced defensive line he has ever worked with. A few seconds go by as he scans his mental Rolodex in silence.
“It’s right up there,” the Cowboys' defensive coordinator said. “I would think, yeah.”
From 2009 to 2012, he was with the Chicago Bears, where he had veterans like Julius Peppers, Israel Idonije, Adewale Ogunleye and Tommie Harris play key roles. He saw Henry Melton grow from a rookie into a Pro Bowler.