Dallas Cowboys new head coach Brian Schottenheimer reportedly has a name in mind to slide into the vacant defensive coordinator role on his staff.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Friday that former Bears head coach Matt Ebbles is the “leading candidate” to be hired as the Cowboys’ next defensive coordinator, citing sources.
Sources believe former #Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is the leading candidate for the #CowBoys defensive coordinator job under new coach Brian Schottenheimer, per sources. Eberflus was an assistant with the Cowboys from 2011-17. pic.twitter.com/tipvtla6ii
— Jeremy Fowler (@jfowlerespn) January 25, 2025
Over three years as the Bears’ head coach, Everls posted a 14–32 record, with his best campaign a seven-win season in 2023. Caleb Williams under center. However, the Bears erased a promising 4–2 start with a 10-game winning streak, and Evers was fired by the Bears shortly after the infamous end-of-game clock management fiasco in a 23–20 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. It was done. It marked their ninth straight loss. Chicago finished a disappointing 5–12, and Everls began the search for his next role.
If he is hired by Dallas, Eberflus inherits a talented Cowboys defense looking for a bounce back 2025 campaign. Dallas, led by four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Micah Parsons, allowed the second-most points (27.5) and fifth-most yards (6,039) per game.
