FRISCO, Texas -- It was only a rookie minicamp in early May without any pads or even any full-team drills, but Mike Zimmer could not help but smile.
After two years away from the game, he was in his element again, on a field coaching football early in his second stint as the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator.
"This last couple weeks when we go out here and we're doing the (Phase 2 of the offseason program) stuff, it's been a lot of fun to get out with the players and start to understand them and try to teach them as much as I can about not just the position but the other positions and why we do certain things," Zimmer said.