Dennis Allen Reveals When Ben Johnson Asked Him to Be His Defensive Coordinator
What the Bears are getting in new defensive coordinator Dennis Allen
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New Bears DC Dennis Allen vows to employ 'attacking, aggressive' defense
Bears coordinators start work under coach Ben Johnson trying to revitalize a 5-12 team
The coordinators hired by Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson enter their new jobs with vastly different amounts of coaching experience.
Dennis Allen vows to attack on defense — and support Bears head coach Ben Johnson
The reason: he was Johnson once. Allen, the Bears ’ new defensive coordinator, was a 39-year-old first-time head coach when the Raiders started their 2012 regular season. Johnson will be 39 when the Bears play their first game with him as their head coach.
Dennis Allen explains what we can expect from Bears defense
In his initial media scrum as a Bears coach, Allen described the type of defense he plans to bring to Chicago, which brings back similarities to defenses that have been well known through Bears history.
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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.
Bears hire Dennis Allen, Declan Doyle as coordinators under new coach Ben Johnson
The Bears are bringing in former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator. Chicago has also hired Denver Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle to serve as the offensive coordinator and is retaining special teams coordinator Richard Hightower.
Grading the Bears' hiring of Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator
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,
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Bears hiring Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator, Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator
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
Assistant coaches at Senior Bowl say Bears nailed it with hires of OC Declan Doyle, DC Dennis Allen
Both coaches blossomed under future Hall of Famer Sean Payton and have a lot to offer to new Bears coach Ben Johnson.
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What to expect from a Chicago Bears defense under defensive coordinator Dennis Allen
In his introduction on Thursday, Dennis Allen was asked about what his style of defense would look like. The word “aggressive” came up multiple times as part of what to expect under the new DC.
Bears’ Dennis Allen reveals when Ben Johnson first asked him about being his DC
The Ben Johnson-Dennis Allen connection is new, but the Chicago Bears defensive coordinator sees ‘a really good fit’
It’s early yet. Dennis Allen barely has his new office settled at Halas Hall. So it’s difficult for the 52-year-old coach to deliver a concrete vision of what his Chicago Bears defense might look like in 2025.
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Johnson is a home-run hire for the Bears, but general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of work to do with this roster, between free agency and the 2025 NFL draft, to elevate this team. But it helps that Chicago has the resource to do just that with the fifth-most salary cap space and four picks in the Top 75 of the NFL draft.
Grading the Bears' decision to hire Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator
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.