Bears Prepare for Offseason Staff Poaching After Breakout 11-4 Season

League reporting points to coordinator interest in several Chicago assistants following the team’s surge.

Overview

Chicago is 11-4 with a playoff berth, a turnaround that has put its assistants on hiring radars across the NFL.
CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones reports the club is bracing for a "raid" of assistants after the season, with Lions coach Dan Campbell potentially seeking an OC from Chicago’s staff.
Named candidates for coordinator roles include passing game coordinator Press Taylor, quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett, running backs coach Eric Bieniemy, and defensive backs coach Al Harris.
The Bears can reportedly block interview requests for offensive coordinator Declan Doyle and defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, while other assistants would be free to interview.
Bieniemy’s prior OC tenure with the Chiefs and Harris’s secondary producing a league-high interception total strengthen their candidacies.