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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Good morning, Chicgo.

With 10 NFL teams firing their head coaches — almost a third of the league — there will be an unprecedented level of movement among the coaching ranks this winter. Each new head coach will need to hire coordinators and a dozen position coaches.

In the NFL, success comes with attrition. Bears coach Ben Johnson knows it’s possible he could lose several assistant coaches.

Already, the Bears are set to lose running backs coach Eric Bieniemy, who NFL Network reported Wednesday will take over as Andy Reid's offensive coordinator for the Chiefs. That’s the same role Bieniemy held from 2018-22 after taking over for Matt Nagy, who left to become the Bears head coach.

For Johnson and the Bears, that might not be the end of it.

Al Harris reportedly interviewed with the Packers for their defensive coordinator job and is expected to interview for the same role with the Commanders. And Antwaan Randle El and Declan Doyle could be other names to watch.

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