Bears interim coach Thomas Brown transferring on

NFL: Green Bay Packers at Chicago BearsThomas Brown will search for his third job in three seasons after the Bears employed Ben Johnson as head coach. Necessary Credit score: Daniel Bartel-Imagn Photos

New Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson won’t retain interim coach and offensive coordinator Thomas Brown.

Brown has interviewed for the play-calling position with the Seattle Seahawks, who fired Ryan Grubb after one season.

Brown was promoted twice by the Bears in 2024, from passing coordinator to offensive coordinator after which to the interim teaching position when Matt Eberflus was fired in November.

Bears workforce president Kevin Warren established late within the season that Brown can be a candidate to stay head coach. However a special actuality got here to mild at Johnson’s introductory press convention Wednesday at Halas Corridor.

Crew chairman George McCaskey revealed there was all the time one candidate — Johnson, who has been offensive coordinator of the Lions for 3 seasons and on the Detroit teaching workers since 2019 — primarily based on the choice of his soccer operations workers.

“(GM) Ryan (Poles) says, ‘That is the man we would like,’ and I mentioned, ‘Go get him,'” McCaskey summarized Wednesday.

Brown and Johnson are the identical age (38) with a lot completely different levels of success calling performs. The Bears completed final (thirty second) in complete offense in 2024, however Brown did push rookie No. 1 decide Caleb Williams towards constantly optimistic outcomes.

Brown went 1-4 as head coach of the Bears, beating the Packers in his ultimate sport in January.

Along with Brown, the Seahawks have interviewed Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley, Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Vikings assistant OC and quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski for his or her OC position.

Brown performed operating again at Georgia and was drafted by the Falcons in 2008 earlier than beginning his teaching profession within the faculty ranks. He labored for Georgia, Wisconsin, Miami and the Faculty of Charleston and linked with Sean McVay as an offensive assistant with the Rams following one season as offensive coordinator at South Carolina.

Brown was employed as Panthers offensive coordinator in 2023 however moved on after Carolina made one other teaching change.

The Athletic reported Thursday that along with Brown, the Bears are parting methods with defensive coordinator Eric Washington, interim OC and wideouts coach Chris Beatty, offensive line coach Chris Morgan and QBs coach Kerry Joseph.

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