Ben Johnson made one of the first big moves of his Chicago Bears coaching tenure this week when he hired former Oakland Raiders and New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen to be his defensive coordinator.

The dust has barely settled on the fact that former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen has been named the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears.

The Chicago Bears have hired Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator under new coach Ben Johnson.

The Chicago Bears are hiring former New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen as their next defensive coordinator and former Denver Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle as their offensive coordinator, NF

The Bears are set to hire former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen as the team's new defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Allen's strong candidacy was one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL over the last five days after the Bears hired Ben Johnson as the new head coach,

The Chicago Bears have found their new coordinators under first-year head coach Ben Johnson.

The Bears made the hires of defensive coordinator Dennis Allen and offensive coordinator Declan Doyle official Tuesday.

Here are five things to know about Allen, the Bears' new defensive coordinator:

Doyle spent some of his formative years as an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints from 2019 to 2022 under then-coach Sean Payton. Over his four seasons with New Orleans, the Saints had a .621 winning percentage and won NFC South Division titles in Doyle's first two seasons.

Less than one week after being hired as the 19th head coach in Chicago Bears history, Ben Johnson has chosen his three coordinators.

The Chicago Bears hired Dennis Allen to serve as Ben Johnson's defensive coordinator in a move that brings instant credibility to the coaching staff. Here's our grade for the move.