The Dallas Cowboys – if you had not heard – made a very safe, run-of-the-mill and uncontroversial play when the hired current offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenhemier, to be their 10th head coach.

One of the Dallas Cowboys' icons is reportedly retiring after the franchise's recent coaching changes. Find out who.

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.

Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer will not have Mike Zimmer running the defense for him in 2025. Zimmer told Ed Werder of ESPN that he will not be returning to Dallas for a second season. Zimmer said that he will likely retire from coaching.

According to NFL insider Ed Werder, the Dallas Cowboys are hiring Eberflus as their defensive coordinator under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

One important detail has emerged related to Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer's new contract with the team.

And according to NFL insider Ed Werder, former Cowboys assistant Matt Eberflus has been hired as defensive coordinator. MORE: Dalla

When the Cowboys elected to part ways with former head coach Mike McCarthy earlier this month, the writing was on

Mike Zimmer will not return as the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator in 2025, he tells Ed Werder. He’s expected to retire from coaching and the NFL, per the report, and the Cowboys are ‘likely’ to hire former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus to replace him.

The first name that drew widespread attention after McCarthy's departure was Deion Sanders. But three others are getting interviews.

The Dallas Cowboys are promoting Brian Schottenheimer to head coach, making his first defensive hire -- potentially defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus -- all the more important.