Greg Jackson is heading back to the NFL.

According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the Dallas Cowboys are hiring the University of Michigan secondary coach to coach safeties. Cowboys assistant Joe Baker will take over duties coaching cornerbacks. Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Charean Williams was first to report the interest between the two sides.

The Cowboys had been actively been trying to fill their defensive backs coaching position since Jerome Henderson left for the Falcons to take the same job. The club has interviewed a number of candidates including Buccaneers cornerbacks coach Gill Byrd, former Miami Hurricanes head coach Al Golden, Titans assistant secondary coach Steve Brown, Cowboys' own Joe Baker, former 49ers defensive backs coach Tim Lewis, and former Chargers linebackers coach Mike Nolan.

Jackson started his career in the NFL playing for the Giants in 1989. As a safety, Jackson had stints with the Eagles and Saints before ending his career in 2000 with the Chargers. Jackson then took the defensive backs coaching job with the University of Idaho before taking the same position with Louisiana–Monroe in 2004 and Tulane in 2007. Jackson landed his first NFL coaching gig in 2011 as an assistant defensive backs coach for the 49ers. After the 2014 season, Jackson followed coach Jim Harbaugh to Michigan.

Related:Report: Dallas Cowboys interview Gill Byrd for DBs coach

The Cowboys have not officially announced the move, but that should be expected soon.

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