The Chicago Bears have found their new defensive coordinator in Sean Desai, but they still have some other positions to fill, including Charles London’s replacement as running backs coach.
According to The Athletic’s Adam Jahns and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Bears are showing interest in Duce Staley joining Matt Nagy’s coaching staff, where he would replace London as running backs coach.
Let me rephrase this: the #Bears haven't spoken to Duce Staley. I deleted the original tweet because of it. I jumped the gun a little bit. There is interest there, however. That's it for right now.
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) January 22, 2021
Duce Staley and the #Eagles are in a weird spot. Lots of respect in a relationship that dates back to when they drafted him in 1997. But Staley is obviously disappointed he didn't get the head-coaching job. Has interest from the #Bears and #Lions. Feels it's best to move on. https://t.co/28WDmhVhZK
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 24, 2021
Staley currently serves as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, but Garafolo and NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark have reported that he’s been asked to be released from his contract. That comes after Staley was passed over for a chance to interview for the head coaching job, and he’s now drawing interest from multiple teams, including the Bears and their NFC North rivals the Detroit Lions.
If the Bears were to land Staley, it would be a huge hire for Nagy. Staley has served on the Eagles’ coaching staff in different roles over the last 10 years, including two of those years with Nagy. He’s been the Eagles’ running backs coach since 2013 and has served as assistant head coach for the last three years.
