The Chicago Bears were ahead of the curve in their coaching search after hiring Ben Johnson as their new head coach. However, their defensive staff took a major hit when former head coach Matt Eberflus,

Once former Bears coach Matt Eberflus became Cowboys coach it seemed inevitable some Chicago assistants would follow their old boss to the Big D and two have.

Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus has been hired as the Dallas Cowboys new defensive coordinator, the team announced Tuesday, under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

Ben Johnson is building a star-studded coaching staff with the Bears for his first season as head coach in 2025.

New defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, whom the Bears picked Sunday night, figures to interview position coaches to come work for him. The Bears already agreed to hire Al Harris as the secondary coach/defensive pass-game coordinator, replacing Jon Hoke.

Serving as Cowboys offensive coordinator the last two seaosns, Schottenheimer brings 25 years of NFL coaching experience to the job.

McCarthy wound up going 49-35 as the Cowboys' head coach, with a 1-3 record in the playoffs. His overall record as an NFL head coach is 174-112-2 over an 18-year span, with a Super Bowl title in 2010 as the Green Bay Packers' bench boss.

The Ben Johnson coaching staff is starting to take shape. According to Dallas Cowboys team writer Patrik Walker, the Chicago Bears have hired former Cowboys defensive backs coach Al Harris to serve as Chicago's defensive passing game coordinator.

And then there were two. The NFL offseason began with six head coaching vacancies and a seventh eventually arose when the Dallas Cowboys elected to not

NewOrleans.Football‘s Nick Underhill reported that the New Orleans Saints are working to set up a meeting with former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy.

Both coaches blossomed under future Hall of Famer Sean Payton and have a lot to offer to new Bears coach Ben Johnson.

Mike McCarthy is out of the running for the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job and no longer plans to coach in 2025, ESPN reported late Tuesday. The Dallas Cowboys didn't renew the contract of McCarthy following a 7-10 season in 2024.