The Dallas Cowboys reshuffle of their coaching staff has its first victim in the name of their defensive coordinator.

The Cincinnati Bengals have found a new defensive coordinator with Al Golden, while elsewhere in the NFL, another coach who held that the position appears ready to step away from the game for good. After a coaching overhaul with the Dallas Cowboys, it sounds like Mike Zimmer is on his way to retirement.

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy does not plan to coach this year. The New Orleans Saints are the only team still looking to hire a head coach, with six other franchises previously filling their vacancies.

Mike Zimmer, who spent last season as the Dallas Cowboys ' defensive coordinator, said he will not be returning to the team on new head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff and likely will retire from coaching in the NFL, according to a report Sunday from NFL reporter Ed Werder.

As the 2024 regular season wound down, Lamb notably tried to power through a shoulder injury. He suffered an AC joint sprain during a November meeting with the Falcons in Atlanta. The Cowboys shut Lamb down for the season on Dec. 26, meaning he missed meetings against Philadelphia and Washington.

Mike Zimmer will not be returning as the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025, and will most likely retire.

When the Cowboys elected to part ways with former head coach Mike McCarthy earlier this month, the writing was on

NFL fans were c ompletly confused over the Cincinnati Bengals signing Michael McCarthy, thinking he was Mike McCarthy.

Moton listed the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers as top destinations for the 31-year-old out of Eastern Washington. In listing the Cowboys, Moton mentioned Kupp as a replacement for Cooks.

The Cincinnati Bengals have been working through multiple different interviews to fill their vacant defensive coordinator position. Zac Taylor and the Bengals have also been linked to one major name, while another report of a controversial name got shot down. One name that hasn’t come up — at least not yet — is an old friend.

The Athletic ranks the Cowboys high among teams that missed the playoffs, highlighting their potential for a successful return in 2025.

The Dallas Cowboys are expected to hire former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as their new defensive coordinator, a league source told UPI on Monday.