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Bears officially hire Dave Borgonzi, David Overstreet

The Bears officially hired former Colts assistants Dave Borgonzi and David Overstreet.

The Chicago Bears officially hired former Indianapolis Colts linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi and assistant defensive backs coach David Overstreet to the coaching staff under Matt Eberflus.

This was expected given the reports that surfaced following the Bears’ hiring of Eberflus as their new head coach. But with the team announcing it, the moves become official.

Both coaches will be holding the same role in Chicago as they did during their time with the Colts.

As it stands, the Bears have officially hired four coaches from the Colts. With Eberflus as head coach, he also brought with him former safeties coach Alan Williams to be the defensive coordinator.

It was also reported that cornerbacks coach James Rowe would be following Eberflus to Chicago but that has yet to be announced.

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Bears hire Andrew Janocko, Tyke Tolbert and David Overstreet

New Bears HC Matt Eberflus continues to fill out his coaching staff, which included three new additions on Thursday.

New Bears head coach Matt Eberflus continues to fill out his coaching staff, which included three new additions on Thursday.

The Bears announced the hirings of Andrew Janocko as quarterbacks coach, Tyke Tolbert as wide receivers coach and David Overstreet II as assistant defensive backs coach.

Tolbert is considered one of the NFL’s best wide receivers coaches while Janocko got the best out of quarterback Kirk Cousins during his time in Minnesota. Overstreet follows Eberflus from Indianapolis, where he also served as assistant defensive backs coach.

Janocko, Tolbert and Overstreet join a coaching staff that also includes Luke Getsy as offensive coordinator, Alan Williams as defensive coordinator, Dave Borgonzi as linebackers coach and Chris Morgan as offensive line coach.

Here’s a look at the coaching staff Eberflus has assembled so far, which will be updated as hirings are announced:

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Matt Eberflus expected to bring several Colts’ assistants to Bears

Former Colts DC Matt Eberflus is expected to bring several assistants with him to Chicago.

Former Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus is expected to bring several of his assistants with him as he takes over as the new head coach of the Chicago Bears.

While some aren’t as much of a surprise, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported that Eberflus is working on bringing at least four assistant coaches with him to Chicago.

According to Breer, those four names reportedly are safeties coach Alan Williams, linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi, cornerbacks coach James Rowe and assistant defensive backs coach David Overstreet II.

The Colts have been busy with their own search for Eberflus’ replacement, which has included up to six names as of this writing.

It was expected that Eberflus would bring with him some assistants but it appears the Colts are heading towards a complete overhaul of the defensive coaching staff.

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Matt Eberflus bringing a slew of Colts defensive coaches to Bears

Bears HC Matt Eberflus’ defensive staff is going to feature some familiar faces from the Colts.

The Chicago Bears have found their head coach in Matt Eberflus, and he’s wasted no time assembling his coaching staff. And it’s a staff that’s going to feature some familiar faces for the former Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator.

According to SI’s Albert Breer, Eberflus is working on bringing several Colts defensive assistants with him to Chicago. Names like safeties coach Alan Williams, linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi and cornerbacks coach James Rowe have previously been mentioned. But Breer also noted that assistant defensive backs coach David Overstreet is also expected to join Eberflus.

Williams is expected to join the Bears as defensive coordinator, as previously reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

The Bears announced the hiring of Luke Getsy, who served as the Green Bay Packers passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, as their new offensive coordinator.

Special teams coordinator is worth monitoring following a report that Eberflus was zeroing in on Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia. Now that Josh McDaniels has been hired as Las Vegas’ new head coach, it frees up Bisaccia to go elsewhere. Giants assistant Thomas McGaughey has interviewed for special teams coordinator.

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