FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons tight end coach Kevin Koger, who played at Michigan, is set to interview for the Cowboys’ open offensive coordinator position, according to NFL Media.
The Cowboys recently named Brian Schottenheimer as the head coach to replace Mike McCarthy. Schottenheimer was the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks at Georgia for the 2015 season.
Koger has been with the Falcons for one season.
He previously served as tight ends coach with the Los Angeles Chargers.
After Koger’s playing days at Michigan, which included being named All-Big Ten honorable mention, he started his coaching career at Saline (Mich.) High (2012). He coached in the college ranks at Michigan (2013-14), Tennessee (2015) and Eastern Kentucky (2016).
He broke into the NFL with the Packers as an offensive quality-control assistant for two seasons (2019-20) before he was named the Chargers’ tight ends coach (2021-23).
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In Green Bay, he worked with tight ends Marcedes Lewis, Jimmy Graham and Robert Tonyan.
When he was with the Chargers, he had tight end Jared Cook, who starred at North Gwinnett High. He also coached Gerald Everett, who played at Columbia High, to a career high in catches last season, with 51.
Koger had mixed results with the Falcons’ tight ends last season. He was charged with unlocking Kyle Pitts’ potential. While he had flashes, he was not consistent.
Pitts caught 47 of 74 targets for 602 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. He had four drops, according to Pro Football Reference’s advance stats. He did catch a 13-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to force overtime against Washington in the 16th game of the season.
Blocking tight ends Charlie Woerner and Ross Dwelley received high praise for their work in the run game.
Koger previously with the Browns, but they hired Tommy Rees as the offensive coordinator.
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