Igor in Dallas

The Dallas Cowboys have reunited head coach Wade Phillips with one of his former players, Igor Olshansky, Phillips was his defensive coordinator in San Diego before he left for Dallas.

Olshansky agreed to a four-year, $18 million contact with Dallas that includes $8 million in guarantees, according to a source.

A former second-round choice of the Chargers, Olshansky played five seasons in San Diego. Phillips was defensive coordinator in San Diego from 2004 to '06, introduced Olshansky to the 3-4 defense. Olshansky started 57 of 59 games as a Charger. He had 187 tackles and nine sacks during his San Diego.

The native of the Ukraine is the first player from the former Soviet Union to play in the NFL.