The Dallas Cowboys introduced Brian Schottenheimer as the 10th head coach in franchise history on Monday and before day’s end his first coordinator was reported.
Schottenheimer’s staff will have Nick Sorensen serving as the special teams coordinator.
The post from Tom Pelissero notes that Sorensen served as the special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021. Brian Schottenheimer spent that season as the Jaguars’ passing game coordinator so that is their most recent crossover with one another as Schotty joined the Cowboys staff the next year.
It should be noted that Jacksonville finished 31st in special teams DVOA in 2021.
Most of Sorensen’s career to date has been spent working on the defensive side of the ball which will make this a bit of an adjustment for the special teams group as they were recently coached by John Fassel who left for the same role with the Tennessee Titans. Bones was a special teams wizard with a wealth of knowledge on that side of the ball. That isn’t to say that Sorensen can’t succeed or thrive, just that this is a bit of new.
