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The Dallas Cowboys announced on Saturday that they signed offensive coordinator Kellen Moore for a multi-year contract extension.
Earlier in the day, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Ed Werder reported that Moore should remain in Dallas, despite the mutual interest reported between him and Boise State regarding the open coaching position in his alma mater.
In this regard, Moore made the following comments in the Cowboys statement, announcing the change.
“I’m not going to seek the position of chief technician at Boise State anymore,” said Moore. “I love Boise State. I will always be rooting for them and hopefully one day I’ll be part of the program again.”
Bruce Feldman from The Athletic provided more context about Moore’s decision.
“I heard that Kellen Moore wouldn’t have even considered any other college HC jobs at this point, but the fact that it was in Boise State he had to think about it, given his connection to the place,” Feldman tweeted.
Moore, 32, was the defender of Boise State from 2008 to 2011, completing 69.8% of his passes for 14,667 yards and 142 touchdowns, taking the Broncos to a 50-3 record. The Broncos finished in the Associated Press Top 10 three times and, notably, was 14-0 in 2009.
Moore was a reserve quarterback or a member of the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys training team from 2012 to 2017 before retiring and joining the Dallas coaching staff as a quarterback coach in 2018. He was promoted to offensive coordinator a year later and stayed with the 2020 team, although Dallas chose to replace coach Jason Garrett with Mike McCarthy.
Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported last Sunday that Moore was “split” between Dallas and Boise State, who was also looking for former BSU linebacker (and Oregon defensive coordinator) Andy Avalos for the show. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the news of Avalos.
Glazer said Moore loves Boise State, but that a quicker path to becoming an NFL coach was available by staying in Dallas.
Moore and the Cowboys have a big game on Sunday against the New York Giants. A Washington Football Team win and loss to the Philadelphia Eagles will give Dallas the NFC East title.
The Cowboys enter Week 17 in a three-game winning streak, during which they average 36 points per game.