The Dallas Cowboys introduced Jeff Blasko as the team's assistant offensive line coach on January 27, 2020. In Dallas Blasko reunited with Mike McCarthy, whom he worked under in Green Bay (2016-18).
Blasko's second season in Dallas was a return to consistency as the Dallas line remained healthy for a majority of the season. Behind the line's work, Dallas led the league in total offense (407.0 yards-per-game), was second in pass offense (282.4) and third in rushing offense (124.6). The line's blocking allowed Dak Prescott to finish in the top-10 in all major passing caretories, and Ezekiel Elliott recorded his fifth 1,000-yard season as he rushed for 1,002 yards with 10 touchdowns.
In his first season in Dallas, Blasko worked a line grouping that was decimated by injury, while also losing a key cog to retirement in Travis Frederick. Having both bookends (La'el Collins, all 16 games and Tyron Smith, 14 games) sidelined, Blasko initiated rookie free agent Terence Steele to the rigors of the NFL at right tackle, second-year undrafted free agent Brandon Knight at left tackle and 2020 fourth round rookie draft pick Tyler Biadasz (four starts) at center. Blasko also saw one of the best linemen in the NFL in Zack Martin continue his dominance, while showing flexibility as he slid out to tackle for his first career snaps outside for two starts, missing six games to injury himself. Connor Williams was the lone regular on the line, playing all but one snap through the season at left guard.
Blasko spent 2019 as the Cleveland Browns assistant offensive line coach, and prior to landing in Cleveland, he was with the Packers for three seasons (2016-18), including the final two as assistant offensive line coach. He came to the Packers in 2016 as a coaching administrator. While with Green Bay, Blasko helped David Bakhtiari earn first-team All-Pro honors in 2018 and second-team honors in 2016 and 2017.
Prior to his career in the NFL, Blasko spent eight years coaching collegiately, starting with a three-year stint (2008-10) as a graduate assistant at the University of Akron. He then moved on to the University of Florida in 2011 as the offensive quality control coach. Blasko also assisted the University of Kansas (2012-14) and the University of Pennsylvania (2015) as the team's tight ends coach.
Blasko coached on the high school level for six seasons, serving as an offensive assistant at Steel Valley in Munhall, Pa., (2002-05) and as an offensive assistant at Bethel Park, Pa. (2006-07).
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Blasko graduated from Robert Morris University with a bachelor's degree in information sciences in 2005 and earned a master's degree in sports administration from Akron in 2009.
Blasko and his wife, Katie, have two sons, Tommy and Cooper.
