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Head Coach
Matt Eberflus
Head Coach
Matt Eberflus enters his third season at the helm of the Chicago Bears in 2024 after being named the 17th head coach in franchise history on January 27th, 2022. A 32-year coaching veteran, Eberflus commences his 16th year on NFL sidelines in 2024, having coordinated and led some of the league's top-ranked defenses for nearly the last decade.
Coordinators
Thomas Brown
Offensive Coordinator
Thomas Brown is in his first season with the Bears, elevating to the role of offensive coordinator after serving as offensive passing game coordinator to start the season. Brown comes to Chicago with four seasons of NFL coaching experience and nine at the collegiate level.
Eric Washington
Defensive Coordinator
After beginning his NFL coaching career with the Bears in 2008, Washington returns to Chicago as the team's defensive coordinator after spending the previous four seasons in Buffalo (2020-23). In 2023, Washington was promoted to assistant head coach/defensive line coach. He originally joined the Bills in 2020 as their defensive line coach before he was promoted to the senior defensive assistant/defensive line coach for the 2022 season.
Richard Hightower
Special Teams Coordinator
Richard Hightower enters his third season as the Chicago Bears special teams coordinator in 2024 and his fourth year overall in Chicago after previously serving as the club’s assistant special teams coach in 2016.