Special teams coordinator John Fassel is considered a special teams ‘lifer’, he has been a part of an NFL organizations special teams operation since 2005. Fassel most recently was the special teams coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams from 2012 up to this past season. He is a major edition to the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff in 2020.
The 2019 Dallas Cowboys struggled in the special teams department. The most obvious example was the struggles of kicker Brett Maher, who missed several key field goals early in the season. Eventually losing his kicking job after Week 13.