DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys are looking into hiring former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as their new defensive coordinator, WFAA Cowboys insider Ed Werder confirmed Friday. This development comes less than an hour after news broke that the Cowboys would be hiring Brian Schottenheimer as their next head coach.

The Dallas Cowboys are grappling with the departure of veteran defensive coach Al Harris, who has been a cornerstone of their defense since 2020. Harris has joined the Chicago Bears, leaving a significant void in Dallas’ coaching staff.

Sources consider former #Bears head coach Matt Eberflus a prime candidate for the #Cowboys defensive coordinator job under new coach Brian Schottenheimer, per sources. Eberflus was a Cowboys assistant from 2011-17. pic.twitter.com/tIPvtLA6II

Dallas Cowboys defensive backs coach Al Harris is set to join the Chicago Bears as America's Team's coaching staff further deteriorates.

Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is a "prime candidate" to become the Dallas Cowboys' next defensive coordinator after the team

Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is under consideration to be the next defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, according to new reports.

Now, it is time for his staff to come together. NFL insider Ed Werder initially reported former Cowboys assistant Matt Eberflus was hired as defensive coordinator. Werder would retract that report later, noting, as Jane Slater did initially, that Eberflus is "held in high regard" for the position, but has not been hired yet.

Two days after the Chicago Bears introduced their current head coach, the coach they fired is a finalist for his next job.

It was a very rough year for the Chicago Bears and Chairman George McCaskey, but the hiring of Ben Johnson as coach gives fans reason for optimism.

ESPN's Adam Schefter believes former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is a "legitimate candidate" to coach either the Chicago Bears or New