Dallas will need to find a new defensive coordinator for 2025, too. Mike Zimmer told Ed Werder that he would not return to the Cowboys and would likely retire.

The Dallas Cowboys have been searching for a new defensive coordinator after Mike Zimmer decided to retire, and they are reportedly planning to bring back a familiar face.

Former Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is likely to retire from coaching in the NFL, according to veteran reporter Ed Werder. Zimmer spent last season as the Cowboys' defensive coordinator under Mike McCarthy but is not returning to Dallas on new head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Cowboys are finalizing a deal with former Bears HC Matt Eberflus to become their DC. Eberflus was the favorite to land the job under new HC Brian Schottenheimer after former DC Mike Zimmer retired.

Matt Eberflus has a new job. The Cowboys hired the ex-Bears head coach to be their defensive coordinator on Tuesday, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Eberflus spent parts of three seasons in Chicago,

Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is closing in on a deal to become the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network reported Tuesday.

Brian Schottenheimer has brought a former head coach onto his Dallas Cowboys staff. Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was announced as

The Dallas Cowboys are bringing Matt Eberflus in for an interview for their defensive coordinator position on Monday, and if all goes according to plan, he’s expected to secure the gig, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

It is hard to fathom just how bad the Dallas Cowboys botched the process that led them to hiring Brian Schottenheimer as head coach. By waiting a week to make a decision on Mike McCarthy, the Cowboys left their entire coaching staff in limbo.

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.

It served as an early testament to the buy-in Schottenheimer already has within the locker room, evidenced further by Overshown taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) immediately following the press conference to post an image of a man running through a brick wall to put an image to how he feels about his new head coach.

Once a Cowboys offensive coordinator under Bill Parcells, Payton was seen as the next great coach in Cowboys lore. As luck would have it, Parcells stayed on one year too long and Payton jumped ship one year too early,