The Cincinnati Bengals have found a new defensive coordinator with Al Golden, while elsewhere in the NFL, another coach who held that the position appears ready to step away from the game for good. After a coaching overhaul with the Dallas Cowboys, it sounds like Mike Zimmer is on his way to retirement.

As the 2024 regular season wound down, Lamb notably tried to power through a shoulder injury. He suffered an AC joint sprain during a November meeting with the Falcons in Atlanta. The Cowboys shut Lamb down for the season on Dec. 26, meaning he missed meetings against Philadelphia and Washington.

Mike Zimmer, who spent last season as the Dallas Cowboys ' defensive coordinator, said he will not be returning to the team on new head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff and likely will retire from coaching in the NFL, according to a report Sunday from NFL reporter Ed Werder.

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy does not plan to coach this year. The New Orleans Saints are the only team still looking to hire a head coach, with six other franchises previously filling their vacancies.

When the Cowboys elected to part ways with former head coach Mike McCarthy earlier this month, the writing was on

Mike Zimmer will not be returning as the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025, and will most likely retire.

Moton listed the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers as top destinations for the 31-year-old out of Eastern Washington. In listing the Cowboys, Moton mentioned Kupp as a replacement for Cooks.

NFL fans were c ompletly confused over the Cincinnati Bengals signing Michael McCarthy, thinking he was Mike McCarthy.

Last month, star quarterback Joe Burrow had his house burglarized during the Cincinnati Bengals' Week 14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Now, arrests have been made in connection to the case. According to CBS News,

Four men have been indicted on charges related to the December 2024 break-in at quarterback Joe Burrow’s Ohio home

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs underwent surgery on Thursday, January 23, and the team now has a timeline for his return next season.