Bears Pad Defensive Coaching Staff

Matt Pees joins defensive staff as analyst after coaching with Falcons and Titans.

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The Bears added another defensive coach to their staff with the announced hiring of Matt Pees as analyst-advance/special projects.

Pees has been on the Falcons and Titans staffs in the past. He'll have a role in analyzing future opponents' offensive film.

Pees has been with the Falcons the last three years as defensive assistant and before that was with the Titans as a defensive assistant and quality control coach working primarily with the defensive line for two seasons. He spent eight years as a high school coach.

Atlanta's defense last year had 42 sacks, sixth most in franchise history and 21 more than they had in 2022. The Falcons defensae led the NFL in fewest penalty yards and allowed the second-fewest second-half points (7.9/game) last year.

Last season, the Bears brought in former Carolina defensive coordinator Phil Snow for similar a similar role.

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Published Feb 26, 2024

GENE CHAMBERLAIN

Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.

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