The Dallas Cowboys have hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn as their defensive coordinator.
The team announced the news Monday evening following multiple reports.
Quinn was the head coach of the Falcons for five-plus seasons before being fired amid an 0-5 start in 2020. Prior to joining the Falcons, Quinn was the defensive coordinator for the dominant Seattle Seahawks defenses of “Legion of Boom” fame that anchored a run to victory in Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos after the 2013 season.
Quinn was hired in Atlanta in 2015 as one of the NFL’s hottest coaching candidates after the Seahawks made back-to-back Super Bowls.