1. Matt Eberflus is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
30 Facts About Matt Eberflus
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Matt Eberflus was the head coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 2022 to 2024.
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Matt Eberflus was born on May 17,1970, and attended Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he graduated in 1988 after helping lead the team to the state semifinals in 1987.
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Matt Eberflus was a four-year letterman and a three-year starting linebacker at Toledo from 1988 to 1991 under three coaches: Dan Simrell, Nick Saban and Gary Pinkel.
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Matt Eberflus earned First Team All-MAC honors as a junior and again as a senior, leading the team in tackles both years.
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Matt Eberflus earned his degree in education from Toledo in 1993 and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Matt Eberflus spent the first nine years of his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Toledo.
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In 2006, Matt Eberflus was given the associate head coach title.
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Matt Eberflus proved as big an asset as a recruiter as he did as a defensive tactician, recruiting four-year starting quarterback Brad Smith, defensive back William Moore, and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon to Columbia.
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Weatherspoon became a three-time First Team All-Big 12 player and Third Team All-American under Matt Eberflus before being drafted in the 1st Round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
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In 2009, Matt Eberflus left Missouri for the NFL, where he was hired as linebackers coach for the Cleveland Browns, and worked under head coach Eric Mangini and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan for two seasons.
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In 2011, Matt Eberflus followed Rob Ryan to the Dallas Cowboys, joining the staff of head coach Jason Garrett as the Linebacker Coach.
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Matt Eberflus helped with the continued development of second-year linebacker Sean Lee, who lead the team with 131 tackles and tied for the team-lead with four interceptions, the most by any NFL linebacker in 2011.
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In 2012, Matt Eberflus guided DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer to Pro Bowl selections.
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In 2014, Matt Eberflus' unit continued to overachieve through an adversity-plagued season.
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Matt Eberflus was credited with molding rookie Anthony Hitchens into a pro, as he started 11 of 16 games, playing at every linebacker position, and ultimately finishing third on the team with 100 tackles which not only ranked fifth most by a rookie in team history, but made Hitchens the first rookie defender to record 100 tackles in a season since Roy Williams.
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In 2015, Sean Lee returned to the field and Matt Eberflus was charged with transitioning him to the weakside linebacker position, which produced immediate results.
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Matt Eberflus moved Rolando McClain to the middle linebacker position, where he registered 97 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.
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Matt Eberflus received strong production from Hitchens, who racked up 85 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks on the season.
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Matt Eberflus helped the Cowboys defense boast the NFL's No 1 overall rushing defense in 2016, and the No 5 ranked scoring defense.
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Matt Eberflus nevertheless joined the Colts as defensive coordinator once Philadelphia Eagles' offensive coordinator Frank Reich was hired as the Colts' head coach in place of McDaniels.
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Under Matt Eberflus, Walker became the team's second-leading tackler with 105 on the season.
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Matt Eberflus's improved the Colts rushing defense from No 26 in 2017 to No 8 in 2018.
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Matt Eberflus improved the Colts' passing defense from No 28 in 2017 to No 16 in 2018, doing so with their number one corner, Pierre Desir, already having been waived by three NFL teams since being drafted in 2014, and Kenny Moore II, who was an undrafted free agent out of Valdosta State last season.
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Matt Eberflus interviewed with the Cleveland Browns for their head coaching vacancy in 2019.
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On January 27,2022, Matt Eberflus was named the 17th head coach of the Chicago Bears.
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Matt Eberflus took over defensive play calling duties after defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigned after Week 2.
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Matt Eberflus was fired on November 29,2024, becoming the first Bears head coach to be fired mid-season.
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On January 28,2025, Matt Eberflus returned to the Dallas Cowboys to be their defensive coordinator.
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Matt Eberflus ultimately finished third in votes for the 2018 Associated Press NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award, with first place going to Vic Fangio.