{"id":31380,"date":"2025-02-05T01:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T01:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=31380"},"modified":"2025-02-05T01:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T01:06:56","slug":"update-cowboys-hiring-derrick-foster-to-coach-running-backs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=31380","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Cowboys hiring Derrick Foster to coach running backs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"RjHtaH\">The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have been filling out their coaching staff under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.<\/p>\n<p>The defensive side of the ball came together pretty quickly, but the offensive side has been at a more deliberate pace.<\/p>\n<p>Klayton Adams coming on as offensive coordinator was an important hire. Both Adams and Schottenheimer are big proponents of the run game, so the running backs coach is an important hire for 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-preview.redd.it\/harris-the-dallas-cowboys-are-hiring-derrick-foster-as-v0-G4d-xH3Rnn0Og10jnaKoaFQsfefWSUa7Wdv1SOQjM9w.jpg?auto=webp&amp;s=ffeacb3f3d0fae3ac6b98a1c0df454b0b3bfa599\" alt=\"Harris] The Dallas Cowboys are hiring Derrick Foster as their new RBs coach.  : r\/cowboys\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"LXWX4N\">The Cowboys have settled on Derrick Foster.<\/p>\n<div id=\"qKUqIG\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1886478638121435237&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloggingtheboys.com%2F2025%2F2%2F3%2F24357988%2Fdallas-cowboys-hiring-derrick-foster-running-back-coach-brian-schottenheimer-klayton-adams&amp;sessionId=39809f62e3fa411addc8ae2104d7bc9772ccb439&amp;siteScreenName=BloggingTheBoys&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1886478638121435237\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"40XGkE\">Foster is a veteran NFL position coach. 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