BREAKING: Dallas Cowboys Officially Hire DC After Reportedly Changing Their Mind On Rex Ryan

The Dallas Cowboys officially hired their defensive on Monday following a little drama that involved Rex Ryan. Reports surfaced on Friday that the Cowboys were set to hire former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer.

The Dallas Cowboys reached back out to Rex Ryan

However, Zimmer was not signed on Monday when ESPN‘s Adam Schefter reported on The Pat McAfee Show the Cowboys had reached out again to Ryan after Friday’s reports. The Cowboys were considering Ryen as a candidate after news broke out that they planned to hire Zimmer.

On Sunday, Ryan said the Cowboys had indeed not officially signed Zimmer. Ryan appeared desperate to keep his chances of being the Cowboys defensive coordinator alive.

Mike Zimmer officially agreed to become the Dallas Cowboys’ DC

The Cowboys expedited their paperwork for Zimmer following Schefter’s report on Monday. According to Tom Pelissero with the NFL Network, Zimmer agreed to terms to become the Cowboys defensive coordinator: