The Dallas Cowboys, who allowed the most points in the NFL in 2025, fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, a league source told UPI on Tuesday.

Going off Dallas’ recent track record, the next defensive coordinator will likely have previous NFL head coaching experience. That has been the case since 2014 when Rod Marinelli took over that role. It carried on with Mike Nolan, Dan Quinn, Mike Zimmer, and then Eberflus.

Eberflus, who was fired by the Bears in 2024 partway through his third season, had a bottom-five defense with the Cowboys this season.

A perfect defensive coordinator candidate has just become available for the Dallas Cowboys, and he has ties to the current staff.

The Dallas Cowboys have fired first-year defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after they allowed the most points and intercepted the fewest passes in franchise history.

Matt Eberflus is out as the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator following a disastrous season despite his longtime relationship with the team and owner Jerry Jones

The Dallas Cowboys are undertaking a major offseason reset after a 2025 campaign defined by one of the league’s most potent offenses and one of its least effective defenses. Dallas averaged 27.7 points per game on offense,

The Dallas Cowboys are moving on from Matt Eberflus. It will come as little surprise that the defensive coordinator has been relieved of his duties after just one season, given America’s