Bears Owner Virginia McCaskey Passes Away at 102
February 6, 2025, 1:48 PM CST
Sad news out of Chicago this morning as the Bears announced that owner Virginia Halas McCaskey passed away today at the age of 102.
McCaskey, the daughter of Bears founder George Halas, inherited the team on October 31, 1983 following the passing of Halas. In her time as owner, the team won the Super Bowl in 1985 and made another appearance in 2006.
It is unknown who will have the majority stake in the team now, my speculation would be chairman George McCaskey will inherit the majority share, though his siblings will likely also have a big share in the team as well.
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Bears Set to Hire Allen, Doyle as New Coordinators
January 26, 2025, 7:46 PM CST
The Bears have found their new coordinators for the offense and the defense.
After what felt like days of being all but confirmed, it was officially reported today that the Bears would be hiring ex-Saints Head Coach Dennis Allen as their new Defensive Coordinator. In four of Allen's last five seasons, he led the Saints to a top 10 scoring defense. He was with the organization from 2006-2008 and 2015-2024, joining as a senior defensive assistant before being promoted to DC later in his first year back with the team, a position he held from 2015 up until he was promoted to Head Coach following Sean Payton's departure to Denver. After he left New Orleans in 2011, Allen became the DC in Denver for one year before the Raiders hired him as their Head Coach in 2012, a position he held until four games into the 2014 season.
Doyle has been a relatively unknown name in the NFL world. He is relatively young for a coordinator, being only 28 years old. He got his start in coaching in 2019, serving as an offensive assistant for the Saints up until 2023 when he followed Sean Payton to Denver to become the Broncos Tight End Coach. He now gets hired as the Bears OC, and will have a big role in developing Caleb Williams despite playcalling duties still belonging to Ben Johnson.
The Bears are also retaining Richard Hightower as Special Teams Coordinator, a position he's held since 2022. In addition to Allen and Doyle, Ben Johnson has made multiple other additions to his coaching staff. JT Barrett (QB Coach) and Antwaan Randle El (WR Coach/Assistant HC) followed Johnson from Detroit, and highly-regarded Cowboys DB Coach Al Harris has also joined the coaching staff as the Bears DB Coach and Defensive Pass Game Coordinator.
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