Former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen has landed a brand new teaching job.
Allen is being employed to function the Chicago Bears’ defensive coordinator, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday.
Allen provides Ben Johnson one other skilled coach for his new workers within the NFC North.
Johnson was employed final week because the Bears’ head coach. Johnson had his choose of some jobs and selected Chicago partly so he might work with 2024 No. 1 choose Caleb Williams. He has already brought over two coaches with him from the Lions, and now he’s including an skilled defensive coordinator in Allen.
Allen ought to be an asset for the Bears.
Allen has served as a defensive coordinator for the Broncos and Saints in his profession. He additionally has served as a head coach for the Raiders and Saints. This would be the third staff for which he serves as a defensive coordinator.
As a head coach, the 53-year-old has gone 26-53 and was 18-25 throughout his Saints stint. Allen was fired after a 2-7 begin to this season and was changed by Darren Rizzi.
Johnson’s teaching workers in Chicago is beginning to take form.