Steve Wyche of NFL Network writes that he expects Commanders new HC Dan Quinn to bring along Cowboys secondary coach and passing game coordinator Joe Whitt to be his defensive coordinator.
John Keim also reports Quinn has told teams during interviews this offseason that he’d bring in Whitt to be his defensive coordinator.
According to David Moore, Whitt is a top candidate to replace Quinn as Dallas’ defensive coordinator and could stay put.
Whitt, 45, began his coaching career at Auburn back in 2000 as an assistant-receivers coach. From there, he worked for the Citadel and Louisville before taking his first NFL coaching job with the Falcons in 2007.
After one season in Atlanta, the Packers hired Whitt as their defensive quality control coach for the 2008 season before promoting him to cornerbacks coach in 2009. He eventually worked his way up to defensive passing-game coordinator in 2018.
However, the Packers elected to part ways with Whitt shortly after they hired Matt LaFleur as their new head coach. He joined the Browns in 2019 before the Falcons hired him as defensive passing game coordinator in 2020.
The Cowboys hired Whitt as their secondary coach/defensive passing game coordinator in 2021.
We’ll provide more information on Whitt as the news becomes available.
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