New Dallas defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus never really stopped to consider a year away from coaching after getting fired by the Chicago Bears. Not that his wife, Kelly, would have let him. “She said she wanted me to go to work now,

Following his Bears ouster, Eberflus is back in the NFL, this time as defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. That means he’s effectively the lieutenant of (bizarre) first-year head coaching hire Brian Schottenheimer. And that means he’s in a position to give Schottenheimer advice about what NOT to do as a head coach.

New Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer was promoted last month and immediately began to fill out his coaching staff. Among those hires was banished former head coach of the Chicago Bears, Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator.

The Dallas Cowboys hired Matt Eberflus as their new defensive coordinator a couple months after he was fired as the Chicago Bears head coach. Eberflus was officially introduced in his new role on Tuesday,

Eberflus discussed personnel — from Osa Odighizuwa and Mazi Smith to Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland — in addressing his plans for next season.

The Dallas Cowboys have a new defensive mastermind, and he's bringing a bold philosophy with him. Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus has landed in Dallas as the Cowboys' new defensive coordinator, tasked with elevating a unit that struggled this past NFL season.