FRISCO, Texas -- As Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer closes in on finalizing his staff, he is expected to add Ken Dorsey, the former offensive coordinator with the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns, as a pass-game specialist, according to a source.
Dorsey was fired by the Browns after the season, one in which Cleveland ranked 28th in total offense and 32nd in scoring. In 2023, he was the Bills' offensive coordinator but was let go in-season.
Dorsey will have an on-field role with the Cowboys, working with Schottenheimer and offensive coordinator Klayton Adams. Chase Haslett was the Cowboys' pass-game specialist in 2024 under coach Mike McCarthy after working with the tight ends from 2020-23.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski turned over playcalling duties to Dorsey days after Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending right Achilles tendon tear on Oct. 20. With Jameis Winston inserted as the starter and Dorsey calling plays, the offense showed some improvement as the Browns upset the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.
But Winston was benched after throwing eight interceptions in a span of three games. Cleveland started 2023 fifth-round pick Dorian Thompson-Robinson in Weeks 16 and 17, and Bailey Zappe, whom the team signed off the practice squad in October, started the season finale.
Schottenheimer will call plays in his first year as the Cowboys' head coach. He has not called plays full-time since 2018-20, when he was the Seattle Seahawks' offensive coordinator. Russell Wilson threw 106 touchdown passes in their three seasons together with just 25 interceptions.
The Cowboys will have Steve Shimko as their quarterbacks coach after he spent last year as an offensive assistant/quality control coach under McCarthy. Shimko, who was the offensive coordinator at Boston College in 2023, worked with Schottenheimer for two years in Seattle.
The Cowboys have hired two coaches with college roots in Oregon co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Junior Adams and Kansas State offensive line coach Conor Riley, who join Schottenheimer's staff as wide receivers and offensive line coach, respectively.
ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi contributed to this report.
