The Bears continue to shake up their offensive coaching staff following an abysmal effort by the unit in 2019.
After hiring offensive coordinator Bill Lazor, offensive line Juan Castillo and tight ends coach Clancy Barone, the Bears have added another new face to Matt Nagy’s staff.
Former Jaguars offensive coordinator John DeFilippo has been hired as the Bears quarterback coach, replacing Dave Ragone, who was promoted to passing game coordinator.
Here are six things to know about the Bears’ new quarterbacks coach:
1. DeFilippo interviewed for Bears head coaching job in 2018.
DeFilippo is no stranger to the Bears. Following his impressive stint as Eagles quarterbacks coach in 2017, he garnered head coaching interest from several teams including the Bears.
While DeFilippo didn’t get the job with Chicago — as Matt Nagy was their top choice — it sounds like DeFilippo impressed the Bears in his interview.
A couple of things on the #Bears staff changes …
The team really liked Flip when they met with him on their whirlwind coaching search.
Nagy, of course, was the top candidate from the start. But Flip was impressive. I think it stuck with them.
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) January 15, 2020
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