{"id":206592,"date":"2026-03-06T02:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206592\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T02:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:21:15","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-hire-former-bears-coach-matt-eberflus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206592\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers hire former Bears coach Matt Eberflus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 49ers are making a move to strengthen their defense.<\/p>\n<p>The club is hiring <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/06\/sports\/cowboys-fire-matt-eberflus-after-defensive-disaster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus<\/a> as an assistant head coach, focusing on defense.<\/p>\n<p>Eberflus spent last year as the Cowboys\u2019 defensive coordinator but was fired after a disastrous season in which Dallas surrendered 30.1 points per game, the most in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38688028\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1672771373.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach Matt Eberflus reacts.\" class=\"wp-image-38688028\"  \/>Head coach Matt Eberflus of the Chicago Bears reacts during the second half against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on September 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Before Dallas, Eberflus spent three seasons as the Bears\u2019 head coach from 2022 to 2024. He was fired after the club compiled a 14-32 record.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the lack of success in Chicago and Dallas, Eberflus is well-regarded in the NFL as a defensive coach and was key to a significant turnaround in Indianapolis when he was the Colts\u2019 defensive coordinator from 2018-2021.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe California Post is here. Sign up for Morning Report.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the perfect blend of news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Colts ranked 30th in defense the year before Eberflus arrived, giving up 25.3 points per game. They ranked 10th in that category in his first year with the team, allowing 21.5 points per game. Over the next three seasons, the Colts finished 10th or better in scoring defense twice.<\/p>\n<p>The work he did in Indianapolis led to the Bears hiring him as their head coach in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38688059\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP_Saints_Falcons_Football_08513-f4046-0.jpg\" alt=\"Atlanta Falcons coach with a wide smile, wearing a black hoodie and a black cap with the Falcons logo.\" class=\"wp-image-38688059\"  \/>San Francisco hired former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris to replace Saleh, and now Eberflus to assist him. AP<\/p>\n<p>It has not been a great period for Eberflus since then, but he remains a popular defensive mind. <\/p>\n<p>The 49ers could use the help after their 2025 defensive coordinator, Robert Saleh, left to become the head coach of the Titans, bringing his 49ers assistant, Gus Bradley, with him to Tennessee as his defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/01\/sports\/49ers-hiring-raheem-morris-as-new-defensive-coordinator\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco hired former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris<\/a> to replace Saleh, and now Eberflus to assist him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 49ers are making a move to strengthen their defense. 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