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Bears promote OL coach Chris Morgan to run game coordinator

The Bears offensive line coach is getting a promotion for the 2024 season.

The Chicago Bears overhauled their offensive coaching staff this offseason, namely with the addition of Shane Waldron as the new offensive coordinator. But one holdover coach from the last two years is getting a promotion for the 2024 season.

Offensive line coach Chris Morgan is being elevated to run game coordinator, head coach Matt Eberflus announced on Thursday while meeting the media. Morgan has spent the last two seasons as the offensive line coach and has yielded positive results while working with young players such as Braxton Jones, Teven Jenkins, and Darnell Wright.

Morgan was one of two position coaches who remained with the team after the 2023 season, along with tight ends coach Jim Dray. He will still coach the offensive line in addition to working with running backs coach Chad Morton and assistant running backs coach Jennifer King on the run game. The Bears did not have a run game coordinator the last two seasons, though their rushing offense led the league in yards per game in 2022 (177.3) and second in 2023 (141.1 yards per game).

With the promotion of Morgan, the Bears’ coaching staff is nearly complete. Eberflus confirmed the team is still looking for an assistant defensive line coach after Justin Hinds left to become the Seattle Seahawks defensive line coach.

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Report: Bears to hire Jennifer King as assistant offensive coach

The Bears are set to hire Jennifer King to their offensive staff, making her the first female coach in franchise history.

The Chicago Bears added another coach to their offensive staff and made history in the process. The Bears are reportedly set to hire former Washington Commanders assistant running backs coach Jennifer King to the same position, making her the first female coach in Bears history. NFL Network’s Bridget Condon was first with the news.

King, who is the first full-time African-American female coach in NFL history, spent the last three seasons as Washington’s assistant running backs coach. She worked with players such as Brian Robinson and Antonio Gibson while on Ron Rivera’s staff. She also spent multiple seasons as a coaching intern, both for the Commanders and the Carolina Panthers, and coached receivers for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football in 2019.

Prior to her coaching career, King was a decorated player for the Carolina Phoenix of the Women’s Football Alliance. Playing quarterback and wide receiver, King helped the Phoenix to a staggering 75-17 record from 2007–2016, including one championship and seven division titles.

King joins a revamped Bears offensive staff led by Shane Waldron and will work with new running backs coach Chad Morton.

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Report: Bears to hire Chad Morton as running backs coach

According to Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Bears are set to hire former Seahawks coach Chad Morton.

It seems the Chicago Bears had themselves a busy Tuesday working to hire offensive coaches. According to Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Bears are hiring Chad Morton to be their running backs coach, which would round out the position coaches on the offensive staff. Morton is the third reported coaching hire over the last 24 hours, joining wide receivers coach Chris Beatty and passing game coordinator Thomas Brown.

Morton, like Brown, has prior ties to new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. The two worked together for the last three years on the Seattle Seahawks, but his coaching journey started out in a place Bears fans know all too well, however.

After a productive playing career as a running back, Morton began his coaching career with the Green Bay Packers and was a special teams assistant from 2010–2013. From there, he joined the Seahawks in a similar role before moving to their offensive staff as a running backs assistant from 2015–2016. In 2017, he was promoted to running backs coach and trudged through a tough season where the Seahawks had a bottom-five rushing attack.

Those struggles didn’t last long, though. Seattle led the league in rushing the following season, averaging 160 yards per game, and had another top-five attack in 2019. In 2022, Morton became the Seahawks run game coordinator in addition to his role as running backs coach.

Morton helped get the most out of Chris Carson for a few seasons and developed younger talents such as Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet. Now, he rounds out Waldron’s staff and will be tasked with further developing players like Roschon Johnson and Khalil Herbert in the backfield.

Sanjay Lal removes himself from consideration for Bears job

Sanjay Lal interviewed for a position on the Bears coaching staff earlier in the week but removed himself from consideration on Friday.

The Chicago Bears are beginning to round out the coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball this week, but one coach who interviewed for a position won’t be joining them.

Former Seattle Seahawks passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal has removed himself from consideration for a job with the Bears, according to ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler. Lal was one of a few former Seattle coaches who interviewed for a position earlier this week, but he will now look for a job elsewhere.

Lal has held many NFL jobs throughout his coaching career, beginning in the mid-2000s with the Raiders. He’s primarily worked as a wide receivers coach and took on the role of passing game coordinator over the last two seasons with the Seahawks. Lal may have been interviewing for a similar job with the Bears, and it’s possible a higher position is available to him on another team. For example, the Carolina Panthers hired Dave Canales to be their head coach on Thursday, who used to work with Lal, and there could be a fit there.

Regardless, the Bears will need to look elsewhere for help as they build their staff. They hired Shane Waldron as their offensive coordinator earlier in the week and are bringing in former Seahawks assistant quarterbacks coach Kerry Joseph as the quarterback coach.

Bears hiring former Texas coach Tom Herman as offensive analyst

The Bears are bringing in more reinforcements on offense with the hiring of former Texas coach Tom Herman.

The Chicago Bears have plenty of concerns on the offensive side of the ball, which has hindered the success of the team over the last couple of seasons with Matt Nagy at the helm.

The Bears are bringing in more reinforcements on offense with the hiring of former Texas coach Tom Herman, the team announced Monday. Herman is joining Nagy’s coaching staff as an offensive analyst/special projects.

Herman spent the previous four seasons with Texas, where he compiled a 32-18 record and 4-0 record in bowl games. His experience in college football also includes stints as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas State (2005-06), Rice (2007-08), Iowa State (2009-11) and Ohio State (2012-14).

The Bears also announced the hiring of Anthony Hibbert as assistant strength coach, the role he served in over the past six seasons at Oklahoma State.

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Bears QB coach John DeFilippo promoted to pass game coordinator

The Bears have filled their pass game coordinator role by promoting John DeFilippo, who will also continue to serve as quarterbacks coach.

The Chicago Bears have filled their final coaching vacancy with a promotion from within the organization.

Following the departure of Dave Ragone, who joined Arthur Smith’s staff as the Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator, the Bears have promoted quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo to pass game coordinator.

DeFilippo will retain his duties as quarterbacks coach, as well.

DeFilippo joined Matt Nagy’s coaching staff last offseason after previously serving as the Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator and Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach before coming to Chicago.

There’s a chance that DeFilippo could soon be working with quarterback Carson Wentz, who he coached from 2016-2017 with the Eagles. The Bears have shown interest in trading for Wentz, as it’s believed it’ll come down to Chicago and the Indianapolis Colts.

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4 things to know about Bears news RB coach Michael Pitre

The Bears are hiring Michael Pitre to serve as running backs coach. Let’s get to know Chicago’s newest coach.

The Chicago Bears have been busy this offseason filling some coaching vacancies on offense and defense, but Matt Nagy has finally filled out his staff.

The Bears have found their running backs coach in Michael Pitre, who takes over for the departed Charles London. London left Chicago to join Arthur Smith’s staff in Atlanta, where he’ll serve in the same role.

Let’s take a look at four things to know about Chicago’s new running backs coach.

Report: Bears hiring Oregon State’s Michael Pitre as running backs coach

It sounds like the Bears have found their new running backs coach in Oregon State’s Michael Pitre.

The Chicago Bears had a handful of coaching vacancies this offseason, and they’ve filled all of those on defense. Now, it sounds like they’ve filled one of those openings on offense.

According to ESPN college football writer Adam Rittenberg, the Bears are expected to hire Oregon State running backs coach Michael Pitre as their new running backs coach.

Pitre replaces Charles London, who left the Bears to join Arthur Smith’s staff in Atlanta. Pitre has been at Oregon State for the past three years, where he served as the running backs coach and, most recently, the recruiting coordinator.

Interestingly enough, Pitre coached both running backs Ryan Nall and Artavis Pierce at Oregon State. Now, Pitre will be reunited with his former players and get to coach two of the game’s best in David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen.

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Report: Bears hiring Oregon State’s Michael Pitre as running backs coach

It sounds like the Bears have found their new running backs coach in Oregon State’s Michael Pitre.

The Chicago Bears had a handful of coaching vacancies this offseason, and they’ve filled all of those on defense. Now, it sounds like they’ve filled one of those openings on offense.

According to ESPN college football writer Adam Rittenberg, the Bears are expected to hire Oregon State running backs coach Michael Pitre as their new running backs coach.

Pitre replaces Charles London, who left the Bears to join Arthur Smith’s staff in Atlanta. Pitre has been at Oregon State for the past three years, where he served as the running backs coach and, most recently, the recruiting coordinator.

Interestingly enough, Pitre coached both running backs Ryan Nall and Artavis Pierce at Oregon State. Now, Pitre will be reunited with his former players and get to coach two of the game’s best in David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen.

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Report: Bears add former S Mike Adams to defensive coaching staff

The Bears are one step closer to having a full coaching staff after hiring former Pro Bowl safety Mike Adams to serve as assistant DB coach.

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The Chicago Bears are one step closer to having a full coaching staff after reportedly hiring former Pro Bowl safety Mike Adams on Monday morning.

According to NBC Sports Chicago’s Adam Hoge, Adams will become the team’s assistant defensive backs coach. The 39-year old will coach under defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend, who is entering his third season with the team. His hiring fills the vacancy left by new defensive coordinator Sean Desai, was the team’s safeties coach prior to his promotion.

This is Adams’ first coaching job after playing 16 years in the NFL. He began his career with the San Francisco 49ers, signing as an undrafted free agent in 2004. From there, he had stints with the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, and Houston Texans.

Adams earned Pro Bowl honors with the Colts in 2014 and 2015 and has connections with a few Bears personnel. He played with Bears head coach Matt Nagy when both were attending the University of Delaware. Adams also most recently played with safety Tashaun Gipson when both were members of the Texans secondary in 2019.

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