Report: Cowboys to promote Steve Shimko to QB's coach

According to SI’s Albert Breer, the Dallas Cowboys are promoting Steve Shimko to quarterbacks coach for the 2025 season. Shimko was on last year’s staff under Mike McCarthy but was just an offensive assistant. He will now have a more defined role, getting to work with Dak Prescott.

“The Cowboys are promoting Steve Shimko to quarterbacks coach, per source,” Breer said via X. “Shimko—well thought of by Brian Schottenheimer and Dak Prescott, among others in Dallas—spent time previously with Schottenheimer in Seattle. He was Boston College’s OC before landing in Dallas in 2024.”

As Breer mentioned, Shimko spent one season with the Seattle Seahawks when Schottenheimer was the offensive coordinator. He then moved back into the college game with Boston College, first being the tight ends coach before moving to quarterbacks and eventually landing as the offensive coordinator.

This will be the first time Shimko has worked as a quarterbacks coach in the NFL. An established veteran will be there waiting for him in Prescott. As to who else will be in the room is currently unknown as Cooper Rush and Trey Lance are both set to be free agents.

Shimko will be the sixth quarterbacks coach of Prescott’s career. Turnover has been massive over the years in Dallas despite only having two head coaches since drafting Prescott in 2016. The hope is to find some stability moving forward.

Dallas is closing in on the completion of Schottenheimer’s initial staff. Shimko is just the latest reported addition as he earns a promotion inside the organization.

Dallas Cowboys hire Ken Dorsey as pass-game specialist

The Dallas Cowboys are hiring Ken Dorsey as their pass-game specialist, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Monday.

Dorsey, 43, spent the 2024 season as offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland struggled on offense, finishing as the 28th ranked unit in the NFL. The Browns, who went 3-14, fired Dorsey after the season. Dorsey did not start the season as the team’s play caller but took over the role midway through the season.

Before joining Kevin Stefanski‘s staff, Dorsey worked under Sean McDermott as offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills. Dorsey called plays in 2022 and for 10 games in ’23 before his midseason firing. Altogether, Dorsey spent nearly five seasons in Buffalo. The previous five were spent as quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers.

On3’s Nick Geddes contributed to this report