One day after the Cowboys held a press conference to unveil Schottenheimer as the 10th head coach in franchise history, the club hired Matt Eberflus to be the team’s defensive coordinator and Nick Sorensen to oversee special teams.

The Dallas Cowboys stayed in-house for their new head coach, promoting Brian Schottenheimer as Mike McCarthy's successor. They're welcoming a former head coach from outside the building to aid Schottenheimer,

The Cowboys hired former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator Tuesday for his second stint on the Dallas staff.

Matt Eberflus was identified as the top candidate for the Cowboys' defensive coordinator position before the team officially hired Brian Schottenheimer as their head coach and Eberflus is now part of the organization as well.

FRISCO – One day after the Dallas Cowboys introduced Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach, he picked Matt Eberflus to be the team's defensive coordinator. Last season, Eberflus was the head coach of the Chicago Bears before he was fired after 12 games. His overall record with the Bears was 14-32.

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 Cowboys have hired former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as their new defensive coordinator, Dallas announced Tuesday. Eberflus was fired by the Bears in late November after going 14-32 in his Chicago tenure.

The Dallas Cowboys announced Tuesday that former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is the team’s new defensive coordinator.

Schottenheimer and the Cowboys have named Dave Borgonzi, Aaron Whitecotton and Andre Curtis to the staff, the team announced Wednesday. All three are defensive hires. And all three new additions were greatly influenced by new Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus . Schottenheimer, though, had final say on the hires as head coach.

The Dallas Cowboys have hired former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as their new defensive coordinator, the team has announced. Eberflus was at the helm in Chicago for three seasons, clocking a 14-32 record and getting fired on November 29,

Matt Eberflus was fired less than 24 hours after a game-ending coaching blunder against the Lions on Thanksgiving.