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.

Eberflus served as the team’s linebackers coach from 2011-15 and passing game coordinator from 2016-17. There was some positive buzz about Eberflus as a potential fast riser thr