John DeFilippo is joining Matt Nagy's new-look Bears offensive staff under new coordinator Bill Lazor and new pass-game coordinator Dave Ragone, formerly Chicago's QB coach. The 41-year-old Filippo, who surprisingly parted ways with the Jacksonville Jaguars as offensive coordinator Monday, was among the finalists in GM Ryan Pace's head-coaching search two offseasons ago that ended in Nagy's hiring. It was DeFilippo's work with Foles and then-rookie Carson Wentz as Eagles QB coach during their Super Bowl run two years ago that vaulted him to the coordinator job with the Minnesota Vikings. The Bears' longest-tenured offensive assistant was hired by former Bears coach John Fox in 2015 and retained by Nagy, making him the only offensive coach inside Halas Hall who preceded Mitch Trubisky's arrival. In Lazor and DeFilippo, the Bears added two experienced QB developers with 14 combined seasons as NFL QB coaches and seven more as NFL coordinators.

Source: Daily Sun January 16, 2020 00:45 UTC