Cowboys Name Phillips TE coach, Add Pollack to staff

The Dallas Cowboys announced Frank Pollack as the club's assistant offensive line coach today.In Dallas, Pollack will be re-united with offensive coordinator/offensive line coach, Bill Callahan, whom he played for at Northern Arizona (1987-88).

    Also, Wes Phillips was named the club's tight end coach today. Phillips has spent the last six seasons with the club, most recently as the offensive line assistant in 2011-12. He was first hired as offensive quality control in 2007. 

    Pollack comes to Dallas after a one-year stint as the offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders finished eighth in passing offense in 2011, fourth in the AFC, and ranked sixth in the AFCin total offense. 

    Prior to joining the Raiders, Pollack spent five seasons with the Houston Texans as assistant offensive line coach. In 2011, Pollack helped coach a group that blocked for two running backs that gained over 900 rushing yards as the Texans set a franchise record with 153 rushing yards-per-game, good for second in the NFL. The line included second-team All-Pro left tackle Duane Brown and center Chris Myers, who earned his first Pro Bowl berth.

    The 2010 offensive line group paved the way for a record-setting season, as the Texans ranked third in the NFL with a franchise-record 6,186 yards of offense and a team-record 290 points while blocking for the NFL's rushing (1,616 yards) and touchdown (18) champion, running back Adrian Foster. 

    In 2009 the line provided protection for the NFL's leading passer, Matt Schaub, who threw for 4,770 yards and 29 touchdowns. The 2008 line featured the same five starters for all 16 games, marking a first in Texans history. His first year with the Texans and coaching in the NFL came in 2007, as the line allowed just 22 sacks. 

    Before joining the professional ranks, Pollack began his coaching career at his alma mater, Northern Arizona, in 2005 as the co-offensive line coach. He was promoted to the offensive line coach in 2006, when the NAUoffense led the conference in scoring (34.4) and passing (267.2) and finished second in rushing (137.9). 

    Pollack was a sixth-round draft choice by the San Francisco 49ers in 1990. He played two years for the 49ers, 1990-91, before moving to Denver, where he played from 1992-93. He finished his playing career back with the 49ers from 1994-98, having played 90 career games and helping San Francisco to a Super Bowl championship in 1994.

    Pollack graduated from Northern Arizona with a degree in advertising in 1990. He was inducted into Northern Arizona's Hall of Fame in 2010.  

    He and his wife, Wendy, have three sons, Frankie, Carter and Wilson.