The Bears are set to hire former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen as the team's new defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Allen's strong candidacy was one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL over the last five days after the Bears hired Ben Johnson as the new head coach,

When looking ahead to free agency in March, the edge rushing position is a huge need that the Chicago Bears will need to fill. Ever since the team acquired Montez Sweat from the Washington in 2023, there hasn’t been much help to go alongside him.

The Chicago Bears have found their new coordinators under first-year head coach Ben Johnson.

The Chicago Tribune reports former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen is expected to become the Bears’ new defensive coordinator:

The Chicago Bears are hiring former New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen as their next defensive coordinator and former Denver Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle as their offensive coordinator, NF

Doyle spent some of his formative years as an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints from 2019 to 2022 under then-coach Sean Payton. Over his four seasons with New Orleans, the Saints had a .621 winning percentage and won NFC South Division titles in Doyle's first two seasons.

Less than one week after being hired as the 19th head coach in Chicago Bears history, Ben Johnson has chosen his three coordinators.

The Chicago Bears hired Dennis Allen to serve as Ben Johnson's defensive coordinator in a move that brings instant credibility to the coaching staff.

Dennis Allen was fired as the Saints head coach on Nov. 3 and will now run the defense for new coach Ben Johnson in Chicago.

In another offseason full of positives, the Bears added to their coaching staff, hiring ex-Saints HC Dennis Allen as their next DC.

Once former Bears coach Matt Eberflus became Cowboys coach it seemed inevitable some Chicago assistants would follow their old boss to the Big D and two have.