The leading candidate to become his defensive coordinator in Chicago is former Saints head coach Dennis Allen, per Schefter. The Bears, though, first will have to comply with the Rooney Rule before they officially can hire Allen.

The Colts hired Lou Anarumo, while Dennis Allen, who interviewed with Indianapolis, may be heading to the Bears.

The Bears are hiring Ben Johnson as head coach and he already has a top candidate in mind for defensive coordinator.

Ben Johnson is here. The Bears landed the top head coaching candidate of the 2025 cycle. The franchise reveled in that big victory Wednesday when it introduced Johnson as head coach. But come

ESPN reports ex-New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen could team up with new Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson:

Ben Johnson is set to be the next head coach of the Chicago Bears, and he is already assembling his staff with some familiar faces in mind. Johnson is looking to hire former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen as his defensive coordinator and former Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi as his special teams coordinator,

Ben Johnson is already assembling a superstar coaching staff, including this defensive coordinator, as he finalizes his deal to become the Bears' next coach.

The Bears aren't expected to land Darren Rizzi as special teams coordinator. But it sounds like Richard Hightower is returning.

The Chicago Bears have made an official decision on interim head coach Thomas Brown's potential return to the team for the 2025 NFL season.

Ben Johnson isn't wasting any time looking to add to his staff. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Bears

Vikings defensive backs coach joins two other names among those reportedly under consideration for Bears defensive coordinator.