The Dallas Cowboys are in their third defensive coordinator in the same number of years that entered 2025. Dan Quinn departed from Dallas to become the chief coach of the Washington commanders after the 2023 season, Mike Zimmer played the role in 2024, and now the former chief coach of Chicago Bears, Matt Eberlus, will assume the title of the title of the head New Cowboys in coach Brian Schottenhe inaugural in 2025.
Naturally, Eberflus brought some of his Bears staff with him, including the coach of supporters Dave Borgonzi, which led the cowboys prioritizing the Jack Sanborn signing supporter to a one -year agreement this low season.
Sanborn was collected as Wisconsin -not recruited free agent in 2022, and became a regular part of the Eberflus game plan, playing in 48 games in the last three seasons with 19 openings. Sanborn, who will turn 25 on July 29, has produced 164 cups, 14.0 cup for loss, five defendant passes, 4.5 captures, an interception and a loose ball recovery in his three -year race in the NFL.
“I have obviously been with coach Eberflus and then coach Borgonzi and some of the other boys in staff also during the last three years, and I think that a lot, much of that excites me as I have received a lot of experience in [that defense]”Sanborn said at a telephone conference on Tuesday.” I have also played multiple positions in him, and only what it is and what he wants to achieve. It is aggressive, wants to stop the race, wants to reach the field marshal and wants to make plays that change the game and recover the ball for the offensive, help us win games in general. I am excited to be with him and everyone else with the staff too. “
In the last two seasons of the eberflus and Sanborn era with the Bears in 2023 and 2024, Chicago delivered 111.3 yards per game per game, the 11th more in the NFL in that period. That is notable for a cowboys team that has fought powerfully in the same area in the last two seasons. Dallas allowed an average of 124.7 yards per land per game at that time, which occupied the 24th position in the league, and is like the ninth in the NFL since 2023.
“It is definitely safe about flying and having an aggressive mentality and being downhill. Just doing and causing crime problems, but at the same time, everyone has a job,” said Sanborn. “He is [Eberflus] Really great: make sure that not only knows your work, but why you are doing your job and doing your job that leads other people to make plays or vice versa. So his job is a long time, but at the same time, make plays, be aggressive and be sure to address. “
Given how much he saw the field with the Bears since 2022, Sanborn was a little surprised if he was not presented and maintained as a free agent restricted in Chicago, but is excited to continue his career in the NFL in Dallas.
“I don’t know. It was the first time I was going with things like that, entering free agency. As a player, you always think about yourself, and obviously I would love to have been presented, but at the same time … I really didn’t know what to wait for what I was going to leave. All I can say is that I am really excited about the future and to be in Dallas and have this opportunity and win a lot of football games like a cowboy.”
Sanborn called to play for his hometown “definitely a dream come true.” At the same time, he is now ready to take the next step away from home and make a name for himself, something that Sanborn imagined for his career even before he began.
“Originally from Chicago, so having the opportunity to be part of the organization, the team in which I grew up more, definitely a dream come true, but at the same time, I never waited to play for the Chicago Bears,” said Sanborn. “I always thought I would be playing elsewhere, and I can’t help being excited to branch. Leave my hometown and make me a name in another place. Once again, I will reiterate it, I can not be more excited to join Brian Schottenheimer and all in Dallas and be part of this great organization.”
Sanborn felt it was fair to classify the Bears, letting him walk as a kind of “attention call”, but argues that he feels sensible about it. Shortly after he was allowed to try the open market, Eberflus made contact and got his boy in Sanborn. Eberflus went to Dallas was in his radar as an immediate accommodation option, and the cowboys made it clear that the feeling was mutual, contacting him at the beginning of the first week of free agency.
Now, Sanborn will compete with the newly acquired First Round Selection 2020 Kenneth Murray will begin in the supporter with Marist Liufau, a third round of 2024, in the absence of the injured Overshown. Overshown broke his ACL for the second time in so many seasons in 2024. Despite a competition open for playing time with the cowboys, Sanborn plans to be an open book when teaching his fellow Dallas supporters what they need to know about the Eberflus scheme.
“I am quite an open book, easy to speak, very accessible, I am willing to do anything to help everyone else learn,” said Sanborn. “Relatively we have a decently young room (supporters), so just do anything to help Dallas, defense, at this time. Help men get at speed and help each other because at the end of the day we are all in this together as one.”
