Lower than per week after new Bears coach Ben Johnson launched Thomas Brown from his contract, he’s taking a job because the Patriots’ passing-game coordinator and tight ends coach underneath Mike Vrabel, NFL Community reported.
Brown, 38, is a rising star in teaching and was the Bears’ interim coach for the ultimate 5 video games this season after they fired Matt Eberflus. He started the season as their passing-game coordinator earlier than stepping in as offensive coordinator once they fired Shane Waldron in mid-November and finally taking up for Eberflus.
He went 1-4 as interim coach, however ended the Bears’ 11-game shedding streak to the Packers by successful at Lambeau Discipline within the season finale.
He initially was a candidate for offensive coordinator for the Bears and has had a number of head-coaching interviews over the previous few offseasons. Earlier than the Bears, he had been offensive coordinator for the Panthers (2023) and the College of Miami (2016 by way of ’18), plus he was assistant head coach to Sean McVay with the Rams (2021 and ’22).
The Bears moved on from Brown in favor of Johnson, who employed former Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator this week.
Particular-teams coordinator Richard Hightower is staying, too.
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