The 54-year-old Eberflus was dismissed as Bears coach in November, ending his tenure in Chicago with a combined record of 14-32. He helped oversee a top-15 scoring defense in 2024

The Dallas Cowboys are expected to hire former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as their new defensive coordinator, a league source told UPI on Monday.

Matt Eberflus' time out of the NFL isn't expected to last long, as the former Bears coach is reportedly set to join Brian Schottenheimer's staff in Dallas.

The Dallas Cowboys shocked just about everyone when they announced that former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will be their new head coach. Many fans didn’t like the hire while other pundits questioned Schottenheimer’s inexperience in the role.

Brian Schottenheimer is reportedly considering bringing a former head coach onto his Dallas Cowboys staff. Per ESPN's Ed Werder, Schottenheimer is "likely"

Eberflus is reportedly expected to be Dallas HC Brian Schottenheimer's first hire, pending a final in-person interview.

According to NFL insider Ed Werder, Eberflus has emerged as a candidate for the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator job under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

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

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.

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.