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Bears name Ben Johnson’s full coaching staff

The Bears named Ben Johnson’s first coaching staff Thursday, making official a series of hires the team made since picking their head coach Jan. 21.

The team retained just one coordinator, special teams coach Richard Hightower, and one position coach, tight ends coach Jim Dray, from Matt Eberflus’ staff. The staff includes one former head coach: defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who coached the Raiders and Saints.

The list, much of which had already been reported, is below:

Head coach

Ben Johnson

 

Offense

Offensive coordinator: Declan Doyle

Pass-game coordinator: Press Taylor

Quarterbacks coach: J.T. Barrett

Running backs coach: Eric Bieniemy

Assistant head coach/wide receivers coach: Antwaan Randle El

Offensive line: Dan Roushar

Assistant offensive line: Kyle DeVan

Tight ends coach: Jim Dray

Offensive quality control: Zach Cable, Matt Aponte

Offensive assistant/QBs and RBs: Robbie Picazo

Defense

Defensive coordinator: Dennis Allen

Defensive line coach: Jeremy Garrett

Senior defensive assistant/defensive line: Bill Johnson

Linebackers coach: Richard Smith

Defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach: Al Harris

Assistant defensive backs coach/safeties: Matt Giordano

Nickelbacks coach: Cannon Matthews

Assistant linebackers coach: Kevin Koch

Defensive quality control: Kenny Norton III

Special teams

Special Teams coordinator: Richard Hightower

Assistant special teams coordinator: Anthony Blevins

Strength and conditioning

Head of strength and conditioning: Pierre Ngo

Assistants: Noble Landry, Allison Haley

Operations

Senior coaching operations director: Justin Rudd

Coaching administration manager: Chavis Cook

Research/analytics director: Harrison Freid

 

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