The Dallas Cowboys are hiring Paul Alexander as their offensive line coach, a source said.
Alexander has spent the last 23 seasons coaching the offensive line for the Cincinnati Bengals. He also had the title of https://www.cowboysdaclub.com/ruben-carter-jersey-c-55.html assistant head coach under Marvin Lewis. He coached for the Bengals for 24 seasons.
Alexander didn t return to the Bengals after the team s offensive line struggled in 2017. Offensive tackles Cedric Ogbuehi and Jake Fisher the Bengals first two picks in 2015 were slow to develop under Alexander s guidance. But Alexander has a long history of developing offensive linemen, including tackles Andrew Whitworth and Willie Anderson.
Alexander replaces Frank Pollack. The Cowboys fired Pollack https://www.cowboysdaclub.com/ross-burbank-jersey-c-54.html, 50, after he finished his third season as the club s offensive line coach in 2017. He spent five seasons with the Cowboys. The Cowboys offensive line struggled to protect quarterback Dak Prescott after left tackle Tyron Smith went down with injuries last season.
The Bengals hired Pollack as their new offensive line coach to replace Alexander. So, the team s basically traded offensive line coaches without any compensation.
The Cowboys have made several changes to their offensive assistant coaching staff since the end of the season, including not retaining long time quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson and receivers coach Derek Dooley. Tight ends coach Steve Loney also retired. Running backs coach Gary Brown also had interest from Oakland and Houston, but plans to re sign with Dallas.
Alexander Duke Thomas Jersey, who will turn 58 on Feb. 12, has coached in Cincinnati since 1994. Going into 2017, the Bengals ranked in the NFL s top 10 for fewest sacks allowed in five of the previous seven seasons. Alexander s lines led the way for a 1,000 yard rusher 14 times for the Bengals.
Alexander began his coaching career in 1992 as tight ends coach with the Jets. Also, he coached under Joe Paterno at Penn State and Bo Schembechler at Michigan.
According to his Bengals bio, Alexander is also a pianist https://www.cowboysdaclub.com/dan-skipper-jersey-c-53.html, and in 2011 he authored a well received book Perform linking the mentality and training techniques of top athletes and musicians. He and his wife, Kathy, have three daughters Mary Beth, Carolyn and Emily.