Now, it is time for his staff to come together. NFL insider Ed Werder initially reported former Cowboys assistant Matt Eberflus was hired as defensive coordinator. Werder would retract that report later, noting, as Jane Slater did initially, that Eberflus is "held in high regard" for the position, but has not been hired yet.

Not only does it work for the Rooney Rule, it also makes sense that Matt Eberflus will want Andre Curtis here to oversee his secondary.

Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus could be close to securing a job for the 2025 NFL season. Eberflus coached the Bears from 2022-2024, owning a 14-32 record during that stretch. He was fired after a really disappointing loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day.

Two days after the Chicago Bears introduced their current head coach, the coach they fired is a finalist for his next job.

The Dallas Cowboys are looking into hiring former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as their new defensive coordinator, WFAA Cowboys insider Ed Werder confirmed Friday. This development came less than an hour after news broke that the Cowboys would be hiring Brian Schottenheimer as their next head coach.

New Bears head coach Ben Johnson was asked about Matt Eberflus' timeout blunder on Thanksgiving against the Detroit Lions.

Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is under consideration to be the next defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, according to new reports.

Eberflus, who left Dallas to become the defensive coordinator for Indianapolis before using that as a platform to become the head coach of the Chicago Bears, is in discussions with club officials to return to the Cowboys as defensive coordinator, two people with knowledge of the potential staff told the Dallas Morning News.

Hightower joined the Bears back in 2022, where he's served as special teams coordinator for the past three seasons. He previously served as the San Francisco 49ers special teams coordinator (2017-21) and was an assistant special teams coach with the Bears (2016), 49ers (2015) and Washington Redskins (2010-11).

The re-hiring of Eberflus would follow the Cowboys’ objective of maintaining continuity with their scheme. Eberflus runs a similar 4-3 scheme as previous coordinator Mike Zimmer and that’s part of the reason why he’s a favorite.

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