Monte Kiffin Reportedly Won’t Return to Cowboys: Latest Comments and Reaction

February 10, 2015   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

On the heels of a season that saw him take on a reduced role with the Dallas Cowboys, it is being reported that 74-year-old defensive guru Monte Kiffin will not return to the coaching staff in 2015.    
According to ESPN.com's Todd Archer, the Cowboys have opted against signing the assistant head coach to a new deal.
Kiffin's official title in 2014 was assistant head coach/defense after serving as the defensive coordinator in 2013. Dallas' defense was historically bad under Kiffin, though, which ultimately led to him being reassigned.
He was essentially demoted and replaced by Rod Marinelli, but Kiffin had a positive attitude about the situation prior to the 2014 campaign, per Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News:
I'm excited. I'm real fired up. I'm not down one bit. I'm really not. I can't coach that way. I wouldn't stay here. If I didn't feel right and I wasn't going to contribute and it wasn't going to be a good situation, I promise you...

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