Chicago Bears Hire Former Morehouse And Grambling State Player As Defensive Coordinator

HOUSTON - The Chicago Bears have hired Eric Washington as their new defensive coordinator. Washington is an alumnus of Grambling State University and previously served as the assistant head and defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills from 2020 to 2021.

The 17-year veteran coach is no stranger to the Bears organization, having previously worked as a defensive assistant before being promoted to the defensive line coach position in 2010.

The Shreveport native graduated from Northwood High School. He attended and played for Morehouse College his freshman year before transferring to Grambling State University.

He has held positions as a coach at the following schools and professional teams:

Texas A&M (1997) Assistant coach
Ohio (2001–2003) Assistant coach
Northwestern (2004–2007) Defensive line coach
Chicago Bears (2008–2009) Defensive assistant
Chicago Bears (2010) Defensive line coach
Carolina Panthers (2011–2017) Defensive line coach
Carolina Panthers (2018–2019) Defensive coordinator
Buffalo Bills (2020–2021) Defensive line coach
Buffalo Bills (2022) Senior defensive assistant/defensive line coach
Buffalo Bills (2023) Assistant head coach/defensive line coach
Chicago Bears (2024–present) Defensive coordinator

Since his hiring in 2022, Head Coach Matt Eberflus has achieved a record of 10-24. He previously served as the defense coach for the Indianapolis Colts, where he trained linebacker Shaquille Leonard from South Carolina State.

Under Eberflus' guidance, Leonard won the AP Rookie of the Year award and was named to multiple AP All-Pro teams and NFL Pro Bowls.

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