A ton of hopeful optimism in Chicago behind drafting a franchise quarterback just a few months ago hasn't panned out, and the Bears are now making a change at offensive coordinator.
Offensive coordinator Shane Waldron has been let go, the team has announced.
It marks the first in-season offensive coordinator change in team history.
Waldron was hired in January after serving as the Seahawks offensive coordinator for a few seasons.
The Bears are mired in a 3-game losing streak, managed just three points against the Patriots on Sunday (who entered the game 2-7 on the year), and have gone 23 straight offensive drives without a touchdown.
He becomes the second NFL offensive coordinator change in-season, along with Raiders play caller Luke Getsy.
Bears pass game coordinator Thomas Brown, the former running backs coach at the college level with stops at Marshall, Wisconsin, South Carolina and Georgia before becoming the offensive coordinator at Miami for a few seasons, is the new offensive play caller for the organization.
Brown, who joined the Rams organization as running backs coach back in 2020 before adding the assistant head coach title in 2021 and also coaching the tight ends, spent the 2023 season with the Panthers as their offensive coordinator before landing in Chicago heading into this season.
Hoping to jumpstart their offensive production, the organization used the first overall pick of this past draft on Caleb Williams, who currently ranks 30th out of 32 NFL teams in passing yardage. They also spent a top ten pick (#9) on Washington receiver Rome Odunze who currently has just 28 catches for just over 400 yards on the year.
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