Garrett takes job of Cowboys' something

The Dallas Cowboys added Jason Garrett to their coaching staff last night, and said he would remain a candidate to replace retired head coach Bill Parcells.

Garrett, the backup to Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman for two Super Bowl titles in Dallas from 1993 to '99, was quarterbacks coach in Miami the last two seasons - his only coaching experience. Garrett also had been in line to become the Dolphins' offensive coordinator for new head coach Cam Cameron.

The Cowboys said Garrett's responsibilities and title won't be determined until the head coaching search is complete. The most likely scenario, however, is that the Abington native who played at Princeton will become the offensive coordinator if he's not the head coach.

The Dolphins gave Dallas permission to talk to Garrett, 40, but also told the former quarterback that he had to decide by yesterday if he was going to sign a contract extension. That deadline passed with Garrett still in Texas.

San Diego defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is scheduled to interview today about the head-coaching vacancy. The Cowboys also plan to talk to San Francisco offensive coordinator Norv Turner, a former head coach, and New Orleans defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs. Both are former Dallas assistants.

Regardless of whether he remains an assistant or becomes the head coach, Garrett will have a role in the continued development of quarterback Tony Romo.

The Giants have asked for permission to talk with Cowboys quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer about serving in the same capacity in New York.

In other Cowboys news, Hall of Famer Roger Staubach was selected to chair an effort to bring Super Bowl XLV to the new Cowboys stadium in 2011, 2 years after the venue is scheduled to open in Arlington.

* Cincinnati receiver Chris Henry got a 2-day jail sentence after settling the last of his court cases from four arrests in the last 14 months. He avoided jail time in the first three cases, but was taken to the Kenton County Jail in northern Kentucky after a judge accepted his guilty plea for letting minors drink in a hotel room he rented last spring. He was given a 90-day sentence, with all but 2 days suspended.

Henry drew a two-game suspension this season for violating the league's conduct and substance abuse policies, and could get a harsher punishment for his latest convictions.

* Arizona hired former Dallas assistant coach Todd Haley as its offensive coordinator, and retained defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast. Haley spent the last three seasons as the Cowboys' passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach.

* The Houston Texans hired Arizona assistant head coach Frank Bush as their senior defensive assistant.

* Jacksonville hired former Alabama coach Mike Shula as its quarterbacks coach.

* Darren Perry, Pittsburgh's secondary coach since 2003, resigned after a meeting with new coach Mike Tomlin. *