[CBFF] AP - Hall of Famer Singletary to interview for Dallas job

[Jerry Madsen]

Updated: Jan. 29, 2007, 7:32 PM ET
Hall of Famer Singletary to interview for Dallas job
Associated Press


IRVING, Texas -- Add Mike Singletary to the list of candidates to
become coach of the Dallas Cowboys.



The Hall of Fame linebacker will interview Tuesday with team owner
Jerry Jones. He'll become the eighth candidate considered to replace
Bill Parcells.



Best known for his ferocious play with the Chicago Bears, Singletary
is a Houston native who played college football at Baylor. He's been
coaching in the NFL since 2003, spending two years with Baltimore and
the last two with the San Francisco 49ers.



Another 49ers assistant, offensive coordinator Norv Turner, has been
viewed as the front-runner in Dallas, but he returned to the Bay Area
following his interview Sunday.



The Cowboys already have hired Jason Garrett and are considering him
for the head coaching job or likely will make him offensive
coordinator. Defensive coordinators Wade Phillips of San Diego and
Gary Gibbs of New Orleans also are being considered.



Jones also has talked to three members of Parcells' staff, including
Todd Bowles, who is black, thus fulfilling the league requirement for
a minority candidate.



Singletary, 48, retired after the 1992 season and was inducted into
the Hall of Fame in 1998. He spent his post-playing days doing
motivational speaking, writing books and co-founding a company that
provides leadership training, then got into coaching in 2003.



After failing to land the head coaching job at Baylor, Singletary was
hired by Baltimore and spent two seasons guiding the inside
linebackers. Mike Nolan was the team's defensive coordinator and when
he became the head coach in San Francisco, Singletary followed. He was
assistant head coach for linebackers, then named assistant head coach
for defense last season.



Parcells resigned last Monday, ending a four-year run in which he went
34-32 and failed to win a playoff game over four seasons.



The Cowboys lost four of their last five games this past season, with
defense the weak link.



Jones may not hold a lack of NFL head coaching experience against
Singletary; Parcells was the first coach in club history with that on
his resume. All five head coaches NFL teams have hired this offseason
are first-timers.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press




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