Brian Schottenheimer is reportedly considering bringing a former head coach onto his Dallas Cowboys staff. Per ESPN's Ed Werder, Schottenheimer is "likely"
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.
The Dallas Cowboys have a new defensive coordinator after Mike Zimmer's unit allowed the NFL's second-most points last season.
After a tough tenure with the Bears, Brian Schottenheimer is looking to bring in Matt Eberflus as the Cowboys' defensive coordinator.
The re-hiring of Eberflus would follow the Cowboys’ objective of maintaining continuity with their scheme. Eberflus runs a similar 4-3 scheme as previous coordinator Mike Zimmer and that’s part of the reason why he’s a favorite.
Hightower joined the Bears back in 2022, where he's served as special teams coordinator for the past three seasons. He previously served as the San Francisco 49ers special teams coordinator (2017-21) and was an assistant special teams coach with the Bears (2016), 49ers (2015) and Washington Redskins (2010-11).
On Friday, the Dallas Cowboys promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach. The organization is giving Schottenheimer a four-year deal, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Mike Zimmer tells me that he will not be returning to the #Cowboys as a member of Brian Schottenheimer’s coaching staff and will likely retire from coaching in the NFL. Zimmer served as defensive coordinator last season. Cowboys likely to hire Matt Eberflus as DC, per sources. pic.twitter.com/MhKp1Lpfkv
The Dallas Cowboys followed their disappointing 2024 season by making perhaps the most underwhelming head coaching decision that they could have made, replacing
Adam Schefter reports that the Cowboys have requested to interview Dolphins outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow for their defensive coordinator position.
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