US Edition49ers Hiring Former Bears Coach Matt Eberflus as a Defensive Assistant, AP Source Says
Matt Eberflus joins 49ers as assistant head coach of defense to support game planning and weekly structure while Raheem Morris retains play-calling duties, filling a key staff vacancy.
- The San Francisco 49ers are hiring Matt Eberflus, the former head coach of the Chicago Bears, as a defensive assistant.
- Eberflus was fired as the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys in January 2026 after the team's poor defensive performance.
- Eberflus and the 49ers' new defensive coordinator Raheem Morris share the same agent, who has a history of getting staffers hired within the same team.
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Associated Press News
The 49ers are hiring former Bears coach Matt Eberflus as a defensive assistant, AP source says
The San Francisco 49ers are hiring former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as a defensive assistant on coach Kyle Shanahan’s staff.
Former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is coming to the Bay Area
The San Francisco 49ers have hired former Chicago Bears head coach and Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus to be the assistant head coach of the defense under new defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.
Marin Independent Journal
49ers add Matt Eberflus as defensive assistant and assistant head coach
Kyle Shanahan has added another former head coach to his staff. This time it’s Matt Eberflus, who served as the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator last year and was 14-32 in 46 games as head coach of the Chicago Bears from 2022-24. The hire was first reported by NFL Network and confirmed by a league source. Eberflus replaces Gus Bradley, who was a candidate to become the 49ers’ defensive coordinator after Robert Saleh accepted the head coachin…
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