The Cowboys will look for yet another new coordinator to try to fix their defense.
Matt Eberflus was fired as the team’s defensive coordinator Tuesday morning after just one season, according to multiple reports, meaning Dallas is in need of its fourth defensive coordinator in four seasons.
The 55-year-old was dealt a surprising blow right before the season when Jerry Jones traded Micah Parsons to the Packers, and Dallas ended up allowing the most points per game in the NFL at 30.1.
Their 511 points allowed were the most in team history.
Their 377 yards allowed per game were the third-most in the league, and their 251.5 yards passing allowed per game were the most in the NFL.
Eberflus was in his second stint with the Cowboys, having been their linebackers coach from 2011-15 and adding passing-game coordinator duties in 2016 and ’17.
He was previously the Bears head coach for two-plus seasons, getting fired midway through the 2024 season.
The Cowboys finished a disappointing 7-9-1 this season in Brian Schottenheimer’s first year as head coach and missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, in large part thanks to their porous defense.
Mike Zimmer was one-and-done as the team’s defensive coordinator last year, and Dan Quinn left after the 2023 season to become the Commanders’ head coach.
