Overview
- The latest in-season Hard Knocks episode shows head coach Brian Schottenheimer telling his staff that Matt Eberflus was out, saying “the football wasn’t right” and urging coaches to check on him personally.
- Owner Jerry Jones calls the move one of the hardest decisions of his tenure, describing a roller-coaster season with inconsistent defensive play.
- Dallas ranked near the bottom of the league defensively in 2025, allowing 30.1 points per game and a franchise-record 511 points.
- The Cowboys formally dismissed Eberflus on January 6, two days after a season-ending 34–17 loss to the Giants.
- The team has opened a broad coordinator search with interviews or requests involving Jim Leonhard, Daronte Jones, Ephraim Banda, Jonathan Gannon, Aaron Whitecotton, Zach Orr, Christian Parker, and Charlie Bunnen, and one outlet reports Atlanta denied permission to meet with Jeff Ulbrich.