Cowboys Name Palmer QB Coach; More Moves Expected
IRVING, Texas - After losing a pair of coaches in the last two weeks, the Cowboys have officially added one, naming Chris Palmer the team's quarterbacks coach on Monday.
Palmer, who has worked with both Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells and quarterback Drew Bledsoe in the past in New England, has been a head coach in Cleveland for two years and the offensive coordinator in Houston for four seasons.
The Cowboys did not make any other coaching announcements on Monday, but probably will in the near future. Last season, David Lee served as quarterbacks coach, but he is still under contract and expected to be on the staff next year.
One possibility is that Lee will coach tight ends next season, and Paul Pasqualoni, who coached the tight ends last year, will move over to coach linebackers, replacing Gary Gibbs. The entire coaching staff and assignments should be finalized within the next two weeks.
While the Cowboys again do not have an official offensive coordinator, it's likely Palmer will have similar duties as Sean Payton, who served as the team's assistant head coach and passing game coordinator last year. Payton was named the head coach of the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 18 and hired Gibbs to become the team's defensive coordinator.
Palmer, who first worked under Parcells as the Patriots' wide receivers coach from 1993-95, moved to New England's quarterbacks coach in 1996, where he worked with Bledsoe as the Patriots advanced to Super Bowl XXXI.
From there, Palmer joined Tom Coughlin's staff in Jacksonville, spending two seasons as the Jaguars' offensive coordinator. He then became head coach of the expansion Cleveland Browns from 1999-2000.
But after just a 5-27 record in two years, Palmer was fired in Cleveland. He joined the Houston Texans in 2002 and spent four years as the offensive coordinator before getting fired in Week 2 this season.
Along with Parcells and Bledsoe, Palmer will also reunite with offensive line coach and running game coordinator Tony Sparano, who was hired by Palmer for the Browns coaching staff in 2000. The two also worked together at New Haven and Boston University.
Before interviewing for the Cowboys position last week, Palmer met with the New York Jets, and then later spoke with Payton for an opening on the Saints staff.
Henson To Rhein
Cowboys quarterback Drew Henson, one of three players allocated to NFL Europe this season, will play for the Rhein Fire this summer.
Henson will report to NFLE training camp in Tampa, Fla. on Feb. 10, getting ready for the 10-game season that begins in early March.
Henson, who has only played in two games since signing with the Cowboys before the 2004 season, spent all last season as the inactive third quarterback and did not take a single snap.
The Cowboys also allocated wide receiver Tom Crowder and cornerback Lenny Williams to the Frankfurt Galaxy
Palmer, who has worked with both Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells and quarterback Drew Bledsoe in the past in New England, has been a head coach in Cleveland for two years and the offensive coordinator in Houston for four seasons.
The Cowboys did not make any other coaching announcements on Monday, but probably will in the near future. Last season, David Lee served as quarterbacks coach, but he is still under contract and expected to be on the staff next year.
One possibility is that Lee will coach tight ends next season, and Paul Pasqualoni, who coached the tight ends last year, will move over to coach linebackers, replacing Gary Gibbs. The entire coaching staff and assignments should be finalized within the next two weeks.
While the Cowboys again do not have an official offensive coordinator, it's likely Palmer will have similar duties as Sean Payton, who served as the team's assistant head coach and passing game coordinator last year. Payton was named the head coach of the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 18 and hired Gibbs to become the team's defensive coordinator.
Palmer, who first worked under Parcells as the Patriots' wide receivers coach from 1993-95, moved to New England's quarterbacks coach in 1996, where he worked with Bledsoe as the Patriots advanced to Super Bowl XXXI.
From there, Palmer joined Tom Coughlin's staff in Jacksonville, spending two seasons as the Jaguars' offensive coordinator. He then became head coach of the expansion Cleveland Browns from 1999-2000.
But after just a 5-27 record in two years, Palmer was fired in Cleveland. He joined the Houston Texans in 2002 and spent four years as the offensive coordinator before getting fired in Week 2 this season.
Along with Parcells and Bledsoe, Palmer will also reunite with offensive line coach and running game coordinator Tony Sparano, who was hired by Palmer for the Browns coaching staff in 2000. The two also worked together at New Haven and Boston University.
Before interviewing for the Cowboys position last week, Palmer met with the New York Jets, and then later spoke with Payton for an opening on the Saints staff.
Henson To Rhein
Cowboys quarterback Drew Henson, one of three players allocated to NFL Europe this season, will play for the Rhein Fire this summer.
Henson will report to NFLE training camp in Tampa, Fla. on Feb. 10, getting ready for the 10-game season that begins in early March.
Henson, who has only played in two games since signing with the Cowboys before the 2004 season, spent all last season as the inactive third quarterback and did not take a single snap.
The Cowboys also allocated wide receiver Tom Crowder and cornerback Lenny Williams to the Frankfurt Galaxy
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