The Dallas Cowboys added veteran assistant Mike Pettine to the coaching staff on October 13, 2026, after a Thursday night loss to Tampa Bay, and moved Christian Parker upstairs. Pettine had announced his retirement from coaching after the 2025 season, and coach Schottenheimer said the team feels confident it got the right guy. Reporting since has established that Pettine gave Parker his first NFL job as a quality control coach in 2019, tying the two together, and that Pettine has not been on the practice field yet as he catches up on the system. The Cowboys also held a players-only meeting, and the discussion reads the move as seasoning for a young coordinator and as cover for a possible midseason…