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Several head coaching vacancies have been filled over the last week and only two jobs are left. The Commanders and Seahawks still need a head coach for the 2024 season. Washington parted ways with Ron Rivera and Seattle moved on from Pete Carroll. However, the Super Bowl champion head coach could move into a front-office role with the Seahawks.
One name linked to the Washington Commanders’ job is Lions OC Ben Johnson. However, Cowboys DC Dan Quinn will reportedly have an in-person interview with the team next week. Quinn was last a head coach with the Falcons in 2020 before he was fired mid-season. He was with Atlanta for six seasons. The 53-year-old has been the DC of the Dallas Cowboys for the last three seasons. Quinn has also been linked to Seattle’s head coaching vacancy as well.
Will Dan Quinn be hired by the Commanders as their next head coach?
The #Commanders are expected to have their second, in-person interview with #Cowboys DC Dan Quinn early next week, source said. He’s currently meeting with the #Seahawks for his second interview there.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 25, 2024
From 2015-2020, Dan Quinn was the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. In 2016, his team made the Super Bowl and had to face Tom Brady and the Patriots. With roughly two minutes left in the third quarter, Atlanta was up 28-3 on New England. They would famously go on to lose 34-28 in OT. Even after that loss, the Falcons still kept Quinn around for three and a half more seasons. He was fired after Week 5 in 2020, starting the year 1-4.
Before his time as head coach of the Falcons, Quinn spent two seasons as DC for the Seahawks. Seattle made back-to-back Super Bowl appearances in his short stint with the team. After he was fired from the Falcons, he landed on his feet for the next season and got the DC job with the Dallas Cowboys. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Quinn will meet with the Commanders “early next week” for an in-person…
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Author : Zach Wolpin
Publish date : 2024-01-26 14:45:21
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