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2026 Chicago Bears Assistant Coach Tracker

This Chicago Bears offseason assistant coach tracker won’t be nearly as active as last year’s, when Ben Johsnon had to assemble a whole new coaching staff, but it will keep tabs on all the new hires, the departures, and, of course, the rumors and reports.

There’s already been one assistant leaving, as running backs coach Eric Bieniemy is returning to the Kansas City Chiefs to work as their offensive coordinator.

On January 2o, Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien said his offensive coordinator, Will Lawing, was leaving the school to work for the Bears. Lawning was teammates with Ben Johnson at North Carolina, and he’s been coaching with O’Brien since 2013. First at Penn State, then to the Houston Texans (2014-2020), then to Alabama (2021-2022), then to the New England Patriots (2023), and then to Boston College for the last two years. He played wide receiver for the Tar Heels, but most of his coaching experience is with the tight ends, though he also spent time as a defensive quality control coach and an offensive assistant. The Bears have yet to announce this move.

On January 21, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Bears defensive backs/passing game coordinator Al Harris interviewed with the Green Bay Packers for their defensive coordinator position. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Harris is interviewing for the Washington Commanders’ open defensive coordinator position.

Also on January 21, the Atlanta Falcons requested to interview Bears’ assistant general manager Ian Cunningham for their general manager position. With Matt Ryan serving as Atlanta’s president, Cunningham’s role would not be that of the top football executive, and it was reported the Bears would not receive draft pick compensation via the Rooney Rule if Cunninggame were to leave for that job.

We’ll update this tracker as more news about the Bears is reported.

Source: https://www.windycitygridiron.com/c...assistant-coach-tracker-al-harris-will-lawing