2025 was a frustrating season for the Dallas Cowboys, who went 7-9-1. They missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, and it was easy to pinpoint what held them back.
The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their disappointing 2025-26 campaign with a 7-9-1 record, missing out on the NFL playoffs for the second straight year. Despite missing the postseason, there was some silver lining and highlights for the team, with most coming from the offense's success.
The Dallas Cowboys have made defensive coaching the centerpiece of their offseason. After parting ways with Matt Eberflus, the organization has launched what internal evaluators describe as its most extensive defensive coordinator search in nearly a decade.
The Dallas Cowboys enter the 2025-26 NFL offseason with a major overhaul on the defensive side of the ball underway, following the firing of defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
The Dallas Cowboys will not be representing The Star in the 2025 NFL Playoffs, but there are still some good things to take away from the season. For one, the offense was electric, and only seemed to struggle when forced to play one-dimensionally because the defense couldn’t get a stop to save their lives.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
Focused on fixing their porous defense, the Dallas Cowboys were active at the 2025 NFL trade deadline. They were able to swing a deal to bring in linebacker Logan Wilson in a trade with the Cincinnati Bengals and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams from the New York Jets.
The Dallas Cowboys are searching for their next defensive coordinator, after moving on from Matt Eberflus after just one season. While team owner and general manager Jerry Jones is talking about winning more Super Bowls with the right moves this offseason, others might not be as intrigued by what's going on in Dallas.
The Dallas Cowboys enter the NFL offseason with two first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, so there will be multiple opportunities to improve the roster as the team aims for a bounce-back year.
Brian Schottenheimer wasn't a popular selection when announced as the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, but he impressed once he was in the role. There are areas for improvement, but it's easy to see why players love being around him.
The Dallas Cowboys fell short of the NFL playoffs for a second season, despite entering December as one of the hottest teams in the league. Dallas dropped four of its final five games to finish the year at 7-9-1.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
I would much rather be talking about the Dallas Cowboys getting ready for a playoff game right about now, but we all know why that did not happen. Still, a lot of good football will be played this weekend, and throughout the next few weeks, so that got me thinking.
The Dallas Cowboys moved on from defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus early this week and have begun the search for his replacement. While they have yet to conduct any interviews, they have reached out to teams to express an interest in meeting with some of their coaches.
All the attention right now for the Dallas Cowboys is focused on their defensive coordinator search. After they decided to part ways with Matt Eberflus, the Cowboys are looking for someone who can get their defense back on track.
Dallas requested defensive coordinator interviews with Jim Leonhard, Darontè Jones, Ephraim Banda, and checked on Jeff Ulbrich before Atlanta blocked it.
Defense was a major issue for the Dallas Cowboys this past season. Someone had to take the fall after they finished the campaign with a 7-9-1 record and missed out on the playoffs for the second straight year.
The Dallas Cowboys have started to reach out to candidates for their open defensive coordinator position. They requested to meet with four different coaches, with three set to interview.
The Dallas Cowboys’ defense was already on shaky ground before the 2025-26 campaign began, courtesy of the Micah Parsons trade and a thin/injury-ravaged secondary, but it was downright putrid in 2025.
The Dallas Cowboys' search for a new defensive coordinator has already hit a speed bump. Shortly after wrapping up the 2025 regular season, Dallas fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
A big talking point of this Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator search has been the level of Brian Schottenheimer's involvement. Despite being head coach, it's been largely speculated—based on previous comments by the front office and other decisions in the past—that hiring Matt Eberflus last year was a decision coming from the front office.
The Dallas Cowboys just hit a speedbump in their search for a new defensive coordinator, and it happens to involve one of the biggest names on everyone's candidates list.
CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reports Oklahoma is hiring former Cowboys TE Jason Witten as their TE coach. Witten spoke with Dallas owner Jerry Jones last offseason, and there was some buzz about him joining the staff, but he was never hired.
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith is officially endorsing one of his colleagues for a position on the Dallas Cowboys. Shortly after wrapping up their 2025 regular season, the Cowboys fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
Speaking to reporters at the team’s end-of-season press conference, Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said RB Javonte Williams is “at the top of our list” of players they want to re-sign. “We want to bring him back and sign him to a multiple-year deal,” he said via Jon Machota.
The Dallas Cowboys officially signed eight players to futures contracts for the 2026 season on Tuesday. The full list includes: RB Israel Abanikanda DB