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.

As Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson builds his staff and evaluates the roster, we look at positives, issues and questions with the current state of the offense.

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 announced the hiring of Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator, Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and the retention of Richard Hightower as special teams coordinator under first-year head coach Ben Johnson. Reports began breaking on these hires on Sunday during the NFC and AFC Championship games.

In another offseason full of positives, the Bears added to their coaching staff, hiring ex-Saints HC Dennis Allen as their next DC.

A former New Orleans Saints coach will be heading from the Denver Broncos to the Chicago Bears, joining Dennis Allen on their revamped staff:

CHICAGO (CBS Sports) -- The Chicago Bears recently got their new head coach in Ben Johnson. Now they have two right-hand men for Johnson, on Sunday hiring former New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen as the team's new defensive coordinator, as NFL Media reported, and 28-year-old Declan Doyle as the new offensive coordinator.

The Chicago Bears are hiring Dennis Allen as their defensive coordinator, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, under new head coach Ben Johnson.

Shortly after Johnson was hired, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Bears were zeroing in on former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen to serve as the team's defensive coordinator. While it's since been quiet, the Chicago Tribune's Brad Biggs believes the Bears will be hiring Allen as their defensive coordinator soon.

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.

When looking ahead to free agency in March, the edge rushing position is a huge need that the Chicago Bears will need to fill. Ever since the team acquired Montez Sweat from the Washington in 2023, there hasn’t been much help to go alongside him.