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Jerome Henderson to interview with Browns; deal expiring with Cowboys
Cowboys secondary coach Jerome Henderson (right) is one of six assistant coaches with an expiring contract. AP Photo/Tony
2:02 PM ET
Todd Archer
ESPN Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas -- Changes on coaching staffs is common year to year and that will likely be no different for the Dallas Cowboys in 2016.
Secondary coach Jerome Henderson is one of six assistant coaches with an expiring contract, and he is among those who will interview for the Cleveland Browns head coaching vacancy, according to ESPN’s Ed Werder.
Henderson joined the Cowboys in 2012 to reconnect with then-defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, with whom he worked in Cleveland. He served under Monte Kiffin in 2013 and Rod Marinelli the last two years.
The Cowboys had the fifth-ranked pass defense, but the secondary accounted for only five of the Cowboys’ eight interceptions. The only interceptions by the cornerbacks came from Terrance Mitchell and Deji Olatoye. Brandon Carr has not had an interception since 2013 and Morris Claiborne did not have a pick in 11 games in 2015.
In addition to Henderson, the other assistants with expiring contracts are safeties coach Joe Baker, defensive ends coach Ben Bloom, defensive assistant Turner West and offensive assistants Marc Colombo and Kevin Carberry.
At the top of the Cowboys' coaching chain, however, there will be continuity with head coach Jason Garrett, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, Marinelli and special-teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia. They received multi-year extensions after the 2014 season, as did a number of other assistant coaches.
“I don’t want to get into staff changes but we’re not going to have a whole lot of staff changes,” Garrett said. “I believe in Scott Linehan, I believe in Rod Marinelli, I believe in Rich Bisaccia and those guys do an outstanding job. We all have to go back and evaluate what happened in 2015 and all get better, and we’re all going to focus on doing that. That process has already begun.”
