The Chicago Bears have found their new offensive coordinator in former Seattle Seahawks OC Shane Waldron, and he’s wasting no time filling out his offensive coaching staff.
According to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones, Waldron is setting up interviews with some former Seahawks co-workers and coaches — Chad Morton, Sanjay Lal and Kerry Joseph, among others — for staff positions.
Morton served as the Seahawks run game coordinator and running backs coach; Lal served as Seattle’s passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach; and Joseph has served as the Seahawks’ assistant wide receivers coach and later assistant quarterbacks coach under Waldron.
The assumption is those candidates would serve in the same roles: Morton as running backs coach (potentially also run game coordinator), Lal as wide receivers coach (potentially also pass game coordinator) and Joseph as quarterbacks coach or assistant quarterbacks coach.
New Bears OC Shane Waldron wasting no time trying to fill out his staff. He’s setting up interviews with Seahawks coaches Chad Morton, Sanjay Lal and Kerry Joseph among others for various staff positions, per source.
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) January 23, 2024
The Bears also interviewed Seahawks quarterbacks coach Greg Olson for their offensive coordinator vacancy. There’s no word if Olson would following Waldron to Chicago in the same role (perhaps with a passing game coordinator promotion).
But Olson will likely explore the potential of joining another team as their offensive coordinator, especially with so many openings around the NFL.