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Dallas DE Donovan Ezeiruaku ejected after brawl breaks out between Cowboys, Giants

Meby: Nick Geddes01/04/26NickGeddesNews

A massive brawl broke out between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants during Sunday’s Week 18 matchup. Cowboys defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku was ejected from the game.

Ezeiruaku was disqualified from the game for removing the helmet of a Giants player during the brawl. His rookie season is officially over.

Ezeiruaku, Dallas’ second-round selection out of Boston College, played in all 17 games for the Cowboys. He compiled 39 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 12 quarterback hits and a forced fumble.

Ezeiruaku flashed his pass rushing potential in 2025. He will look to build on it and become a force on the Cowboys’ defense in 2026.

Cowboys lose Donovan Ezeiruaku against Giants

The only question is which defensive coordinator will Ezeiruaku be playing for next season. Matt Eberflus is far from safe as his unit has been a big reason for why the Cowboys won’t be playing football after Sunday.

Eberflus was hired ahead of the 2025 season following his firing as head coach of the Chicago Bears. Dallas has the No. 1 offense in football, but the league’s No. 30 ranked defense. At 7-8-1, they won’t be playing football in the postseason.

The Cowboys have a decision to make on Eberflus after Sunday’s game. NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Sunday that Dallas is expected to make staff changes. Eberflus is the focus. He took responsibility earlier this week for the defense’s inability to keep points off the scoreboard.

“Ownership and accountability is right with me,” Eberflus said. “I’m the defensive coordinator. It’s always that. So, if there’s things that need to be improved, it falls on the coach and it falls on the assistant coaches and working with the players, making sure we’re doing the best we can to put them in position. I take full accountability for that.”