"Breaking: The Cowboys have hired Matt Eberflus as their defensive coordinator on new HC Brian Schottenheimer’s staff, per sources," Werder said on X. "He was a defensive assistant under Rod Marinelli on Jason Garrett’s staff for 2011-2017. He was most recently head coach of the Chicago Bears."

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.

And just before the end of Matt Eberflus’s head coaching tenure in Chicago, there was ripping a’plenty from two of the Bears’ biggest stars. Hey, Mr. D.J. Wide receiver D.J. Moore was notably vocal about his former head coach’s failings,

DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys have hired former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus to be their new defensive coordinator, WFAA Cowboys insider Ed Werder confirmed Friday. The announcement comes less than an hour after news broke that the Cowboys would be hiring Brian Schottenheimer as their next head coach.

During Wednesday's introductory press conference, Johnson ingratiated himself with Bears fans by indulging in the rivalry with the Green Bay Packers and making a joke about how much he has "enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year" as the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator over the past three seasons.

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

Eberflus spent seven seasons with the Cowboys, arriving in 2011 as the linebackers coach. He was promoted to defensive passing game coordinator/linebackers coach in 2016, a role he kept for two seasons until leaving to become the Colts’ defensive coordinator.

Sloppy ends to games plagued the previous Chicago coaching staff and their new coach says he considers these situations a real strength of his.

Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus has agreed to a contract to become the next defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, per ESPN's Ed

The Atlanta Falcons completed an interview with former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus for their defensive coordinator vacancy.

Former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus continues to draw interest around the NFL as a defensive coach. Saturday, he interviewed with the Falcons for their vacant defensive coordinator position. Later in the day, though, the Falcons gave the job to former Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich.