The Bears are now expected to retain defensive coordinator Vic Fangio to serve under new head coach Matt Nagy, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link).
Chicago had reportedly to preferred to keep the 59-year-old Fangio (who is 20 years Nagy’s senior) in the fold, but Fangio — who also interviewed for the Bears’ head coaching position earlier this month — drew interest from several clubs around the league. The Bears put on a “full court press” to retain Fangio, tweets Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel, hinting that Green Bay’s decision to hire Mike Pettine may have been a result of Fangio’s reported $2MM price tag.
If he does indeed return to the Bears, Fangio will once again lead a defensive unit that ranked just 24th in points allowed but 14th in defensive DVOA, an indication the club was better on a play-by-play basis than overall. Defenders such as defensive lineman Akiem Hicks, cornerback Kyle Fuller, and safety Adrian Amos posted excellent seasons under Fangio’s leadership, and Chicago could use some its $42MM in cap space and/or the eighth overall selection to bolster the defensive personnel even further.
As PFR’s 2018 NFL Coordinator Tracker indicates, every team that had a defensive coordinator vacancy at the conclusion of the regular season has now either retained its incumbent DC or hired an external candidate.
thank you sweet woo hoo
He’s saying it’s likely, based on the other DC hirings. It doesn’t mean he’s heard anything from the Bears’ camp or Fangio’s camp. Still, I hope he stays!
Hells yes!
This is a big load off of Nagy’s shoulders.
So why is this website using a photo of Fangio wearing SF 49ers gear? He’s been the Bears DC for the past 3 yrs — c’mon man!
Great point. How hard could it be to find s picture of him in Bears garb
Yeah, they do this all the time. In case you haven’t noticed, Chicago and Chicago-based teams are not loved by media types.
Chisoxcity, you do know a Chicago cubs fan created this trade rumors initial site mlbtraderumors right?
What does that have to do with anything? Everything written about a Chicago based team is always buried at or near the end of an article. It’s quite obvious if you paid attention.
The Cubs and Blackhawks are always talked about in their respective sports. White Sox and Bulls don’t get much love because they aren’t all that great…
Thank you
Wait two potentially back to back good moves by the bears?! Who would have thought? A little bit of confidence has been restored in this team.
Huge news for Chicago! Fangio is amongst the best in the business as far as DC’s come. Now give him some talent and watch him work his magic.
That’s good.
Nice!!! I’m sure Nagy played a huge part in retaining him. They both have the personalities to make a great coaching team.