After being fired Monday, it didn’t take long for former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator John DeFilippo to find a new job. Per Adam Schefter, he’ll be tasked with getting Mitch Trubisky to improve his play as he signed with the Chicago Bears to be the team’s quarterbacks coach.
DeFilippo is someone quite familiar with the Bears franchise after interviewing with them a few years back for their head coaching job. He ultimately didn’t get the job and will now work under the man who did in Matt Nagy.
DeFilippo’s time with the Jags was short-lived as he only spent one season with Doug Marrone and company. He was able to help rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew II have arguably the best rookie season of the 2019 draft class as Minshew accumulated a 60.6% completion percentage (285-of-470) for 3,271 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and six picks. He was also able to go 6-6 as a starter.
With an elite defense in Chicago, if DeFilippo can get Trubisky to play at a higher level the Bears could find themselves back in the postseason in 2020. The third-year quarterback will be coming off a season in which he completed 63.2% of his passes for 3,138 yards, 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
