Dallas will need to find a new defensive coordinator for 2025, too. Mike Zimmer told Ed Werder that he would not return to the Cowboys and would likely retire.

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Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer will not have Mike Zimmer running the defense for him in 2025. Zimmer told Ed Werder of ESPN that he will not be returning to Dallas for a second season. Zimmer said that he will likely retire from coaching.

Former Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is likely to retire from coaching in the NFL, according to veteran reporter Ed Werder. Zimmer spent last season as the Cowboys' defensive coordinator under Mike McCarthy but is not returning to Dallas on new head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff.

"The truth,'' Mike Zimmer tells us with a laugh, "is that I've wanted to be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for 25 years.''

Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is out as the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator and he is done for good.

If he really does decide to retire, it will be the end of a great coaching career. Zimmer started as a defensive assistant with Missouri in 1979. He coached at Weber State and Was

Jerry Jones taking a gamble on Brian Schottenheimer as head coach. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is no stranger to taking bold risks and his decision to elevate Schottenheimer may be

Mike Zimmer, who spent last season as the Dallas Cowboys ' defensive coordinator, said he will not be returning to the team on new head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff and likely will retire from coaching in the NFL, according to a report Sunday from NFL reporter Ed Werder.

Mike Zimmer, who helped turn around the Dallas defense over the course of a difficult 7-10 season, reportedly won't come back to the Cowboys with Brian Schottenheimer in charge.

Although the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer as head coach didn't inspire much enthusiasm among fans, hype is building elsewhere. The 2025