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  "path": "/bears/2026/03/05/bears-matt-eberflus-49ers-assistant-head-coach-defense-staff-cowboys-nfl",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T20:35:09.338Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Matt Eberflus landed on his feet after all.</p><p>Two months after being <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/01/06/cowboys-fire-former-bears-coach-matt-eberflus-who-lasts-1-season-as-defensive-coordinator-report\" target=\"_blank\" >fired as Cowboys defensive coordinator </a>— and a year-and-a-half after being the first <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears\" target=\"_blank\" >Bears</a> head coach ever fired in-season — Eberflus will spend 2026 as a 49ers assistant coach. The 49ers will name him assistant head coach of defense, NFL Network reported Thursday.</p><p>Gus Bradley held the same role before being named the Titans’ defensive coordinator last month. The 49ers’ defensive coordinator — and, presumably, defensive play-caller — will be Raheem Morris, the former Falcons head coach. Like Morris, Eberflus is deeply rooted in the Tampa 2 scheme made popular by the Buccaneers, for whom Morris once coached.</p><p>Eberflus was fired after struggling during his one year in Dallas.</p><p>“Having known Matt Eberflus for decades now, we have tremendous respect and appreciation for him as a coach and a person,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement at the time. “After reviewing and discussing the results of our defensive performance this season, though, it was clear that change is needed.”</p>",
  "title": "Former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus to join 49ers staff",
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