— Jan. 28: A day after introducing a new head coach, the Cowboys announced that Matt Eberflus has joined the Dallas staff to lead the defense.

Nick Sorensen will take over Dallas’ special teams coordinator gig, moving on after one season as the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator. With Sorensen and Matt Eberflus in the fold, Schottenheimer has filled two of three key coordinator spots.

Ken Dorsey is drawing interest from the Dallas Cowboys despite two consecutive underwhelming seasons as an offensive coordinator.

DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys made another hire official Tuesday after announcing that former San Francisco defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen will be their new special teams coordinator, WFAA Sports Anchor Joe Trahan confirmed.

The Cowboys hired former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator Tuesday for his second stint on the Dallas staff.

The Dallas Cowboys have named Nick Sorensen their new special teams coordinator, as reported by ESPN's Todd Archer. This is the latest addition to head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff. Sorensen joins the Cowboys following his tenure as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers.

In addition to Eberflus, the Cowboys hired former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen as special teams coordinator, replacing John Fassel, who joined the Tennessee Titans after his contract expired. Sorensen previously worked with Schottenheimer in Seattle and Jacksonville.

The coaching staff for new Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer is beginning to come together, and now they have hired a new special teams coordinator.

Eberflus served as a Cowboys assistant coach under Jason Garrett for seven seasons. He joined the team as a linebackers coach with Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator, running a 3-4 scheme and remained when the Cowboys switched to a 4-3 under Monte Kiffin and Rod Marinelli.

The Dallas Cowboys have hired Matt Eberflus as the new defensive coordinator and are expected to finalize a deal with Nick Sorensen as the special teams coordinator, according to multiple team sources to the Star-Telegram.

Schottenheimer has got two vets in Matt Eberflus as the defensive coordinator and Nick Sorensen as the special-teams coordinator ... and he's been considering up-and-comer Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams as the coordinator.