The Dallas Cowboys hired Rob Ryan as his new defensive coordinator, a League source confirmed on Sunday.
Rob Ryan is the new defensive coordinator of the Cowboys. (Mike Groll/Associated Press)Privileged information of NFL Network that Jason La Canfora had reported that Ryan and the Cowboys gathered on Friday and both sides came away impressed.
Ryan has a remaining year of his contract with the Cleveland Browns, but he was not expected to return after the team fired head coach Eric Mangini and replaced him with the offensive coordinator for St. Louis Rams Pat Shurmur. Dick Jauron is the favorite to take the Browns defense reported La Canfora, but also in management for the Philadelphia Eagles Coordinator post.
The Cowboys had looked a full-time defensive coordinator since shooting coach Wade Phillips, who also directed the unit. Paul Pasqualoni was temporary defensive coordinator under Jason Garrett during the latter part of the 2010 season, but accepted work from Connecticut College head coach last week.
Ryan, the son of 48-year-old former coach head NFL Buddy Ryan and twin brother of head coach of the New York Jets Rex Ryan, has been in the NFL for 12 years. He was defensive coordinator of Cleveland over the last two seasons and he held the same job with the Oakland Raiders for five seasons.
By Ryan from the Browns' defence 20th completed in points allowed per game (20.8) and 22 in yards allowed (350.1). Cleveland was 5-11 for the second consecutive, season leading to the dismissal of Mangini.
Ryan played football at Southwestern Oklahoma State and landed his first pro job when he joined staff of Arizona Cardinals of his father as the defensive backs coach.
With Rob Ryan running the defence, the Browns lost 26-20 November 14 aircraft of his brother in time extra. The run-up to the game including fun jabs between the brothers who mock allowances to others and cabinets.
The Cowboys and the Jets are scheduled to play the next season of each other at the new Meadowlands Stadium.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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