Greg Gaither enters his 22nd season as a full-time member of the Cowboys athletic training staff after originally serving a two-year stint with the club as a graduate assistant (1997-98). He assists with coordinating player rehabilitation and treatment programs while overseeing all medical records.
Following a challenging and unprecedented 2020 season, Gaither and the Cowboys athletic training staff were recognized as the NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year by their peers. Gaither was then named the NFC Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year following the 2021 season.
Following the 2002 season, Gaither and the rest of the Cowboys athletic training staff were recognized as the NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year by their peers. Named in honor of Ed Block - a former Baltimore Colts head athletic trainer - the award is given annually to the athletic training staff that exemplifies courage, compassion, commitment and community.
Gaither returned to the Cowboys after two years on the athletic training staff at Kansas State University. He originally joined the Wildcats in the summer of 1999 as a graduate assistant working in both football and baseball. In 2000 he was promoted to a full-time role as assistant athletic trainer.
A native of Dallas, Gaither graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's degree, and received his master's degree from Kansas State University. Gaither and his wife, Leah, reside in Dallas with their son, Grayson and daughter Haley.
