Ryan Feder arrived in 2020 as one of Dallas' quality control/analysts, working primarily with the defense and linebacker unit. In 2023 Feder will move to the offensive side of the ball, where he will help with the quarterbacks.
Feder's responsibilities also include devising a plan for specific game-management decisions.
From 2020-22, Feder helped coach a linebackers unit featuring two-time All-Pro Micah Parsons and Leighton Vander Esch. Parsons set the franchise rookie record with 13.0 sacks in 2021 - tied for the third-most by a rookie in NFL history - and became the first player in team history to be named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Parsons followed that up with 13.5 sacks in 2022 while finishing second in Defensive Player of the Year voting. Feder also helped guide Vander Esch (100 tackles in 2022) to his first 100-tackle season since his rookie year in 2018.
After departing Green Bay in 2018, Feder spent 2019 as a graduate assistant at Nebraska, assisting with the defensive backs while also pursuing a master's degree in business administration.
After earning his bachelor's degree in management and marketing from Florida State, Feder earned a law degree with a specialization in sports law from Tulane. While at Tulane Law School, Feder worked for two seasons as an analyst for Pro Football Focus, collecting and analyzing player participation data for NFL and NCAA teams and generating advanced scouting reports to target team trends and inefficiencies.
Feder also spent one year as an intern at Pro Sports Inc., assisting with 2014 NFL Draft preparation, including analyzing positional player contract structures and trends and researching and analyzing undrafted free agent signings and contract trends. During those three years, he also was a writer for OverTheCap.com, a website which analyzes the NFL salary cap.
