The Dallas Cowboys (2-3) are not ready to dismiss first-year defensive coordinator Christian Parker, but they are getting him some help. Mike Pettine, the man who hired and mentored him on the Green Bay Packers from 2019-20, is coming out of retirement and joining the team's defensive staff, per ESPN NFL Nation's Todd Archer.

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Five games in, Dallas is ailing on this side of the ball. The Cowboys are allowing 27.2 points per game and rank dead last with 168.4 rushing yards allowed per game. They were powerless against Bucky Irving in last Thursday's 24-16 “embarrassing” home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Parker could use a lifeline, especially one he already knows and respects.