Hanson Yang enters his 11th season with the Dallas Cowboys Athletic Training department as an assistant athletic trainer and physical therapist. In his role, Yang will continue to assist the athletic training staff with their day-to-day responsibilities as well as work with Director of Rehabilitation Britt Brown in the rehab process of injured players.
Following a challenging and unprecedented 2020 season, Yang and the Cowboys athletic training staff were recognized as the NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year by their peers.
Yang arrived in Dallas after spending six years at the University of Texas, first as a student athletic trainer for the football, men's basketball, tennis, swimming and rugby teams (2002-06), then as a physical therapy aid and athletic trainer for the school's student health services. He continued his work in the field of physical therapy and rehabilitation at Health South Rehabilitation Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas, Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, The Institute for Sports and Spine Rehab in Plano, Texas and Elite Sports Medicine in Waco, Texas.
Yang received his degree in athletic training from the University of Texas, then his Master of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He earned his doctorate in physical therapy from Texas Tech in 2012.
Yang and his wife, Sarah, were married in April, 2015 and have a daughter, Lucy.
