Eberflus, 55, was the defensive coordinator in Indianapolis from 2018-21. The Colts ranked in the top 10 in takeaways in each of his four years there and will likely be a primary focus of his job with the 49ers.
The Dallas Cowboys have gotten under the $301.2 million salary cap Wednesday by restructuring the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and left guard Tyler Smith, according to sources. The Cowboys were nearly $55 million over the cap before the moves, but the restructuring cleared around $66 million in space.
On February 21st, they signed Javonte Williams to a 3-year deal worth $24M in total. Williams, 25, gets $8M per year and a very solid $16M in guaranteed money with the extension. It will keep him in Dallas, at least contractually, through the 2028 season. He ran for over 1,200 yards a year ago, so it was important that they got a guy finally locked up, and they did it a bit early so that they did not have to overpay for him if other guys get more.
The Cowboys have been in the market for a superstar pass rusher since they traded Micah Parsons to the Packers last August. The Packers sent two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark to the Cowboys for the 26-year-old Parsons.
The edge rusher need became elevated on Monday with news that Donovan Ezeiruaku may not be available to the team until training camp. Ezeiruaku is young and coming off of his rookie season, but it is hard not to get spooked by those kinds of things.
I really can't accept just the thought of winning one Super Bowl and then what? I've got more time on my clock than that in my mind. And so I don't see it that way. I see a chance to put a team together and basically be knocking at the edge and get another one or get a chance at a another one.
Outside of a few folks who were blessed with the gift of prophesy, most NFL fans understand that trying to predict the future, per Peter F. Drucker, is like 'trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.'
Cowboys players graded head coach Brian Schottenheimer as an A- head coach after his first season as the team's head coach, and honestly, that probably is not bad for what he had to deal with his first season. Nutritionist/Dietician: B+ Cowboys players gave the organization a B+ in this category for the second year in a row. They also voted the locker as a B+. The weight room was an A-, and Jerry Jones was somehow a B.
While many other teams are busy handing out massive contracts like Halloween candy, the front office in Frisco typically retreats into a shell of fiscal conservatism that only the likes of Scrooge McDuck truly appreciates. As a division rival inks a big-name player, Cowboys supporters are left refreshing their feeds only for news of them signing a backup long snapper.
The move is hardly surprising for Ezeiruaku, as the outside linebackers in a 3-4 defense are typically going to be more oriented towards edge rushing. For example, last year the Eagles listed Jaelan Phillips, Nolan Smith, and Jalyx Hunt as outside linebackers even though they did effectively the same thing that Cowboys defensive ends Jadeveon Clowney, James Houston, and Ezeiruaku himself did in 2025.
Christian Parker isn't installing a static defense. The Cowboys are shifting toward a multiple-front system with 3-4 principles layered in. That means linebackers must think, adjust, and operate in space. Under Parker, Dallas linebackers need to cover running backs and tight ends, handle disguised fronts and late movement, maintain gap discipline, tackle efficiently in space, and process quickly without freelancing.
Reports from The Dallas Morning News and DLLS Sports have indicated that that the Cowboys had an offer out to make Aubrey the highest-paid kicker in the NFL. At the moment, Kansas City's Harrison Butker leads the way with an APY of $6.4M so "highest-paid" could have been anything north of that.
