Key Bengals Assistant Coach Troy Walters Makes Major Decision About His Future

The Bengals assistant will return for a seventh season.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) runs through a drill with wide receivers coach Troy Walters during a training camp practice at the Paycor Stadium practice fields in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receivers coach Troy Walters has helped Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins become two of the best players in the NFL.

That success has put him squarely in the mix for vacant offensive coordinator jobs. Walters is happy in Cincinnati and turned down an interview request from the Bears according to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.

"The Bears requested to interview Bengals wide receivers coach Troy Walters for their offensive coordinator position but he declined," Jones tweeted. "Walters, who's had multiple offensive coordinator looks the last few years, will stay in Cincy with hopes to win with one of the best units in football."

Walters interviewed for the Texans offensive coordinator role a few years ago.

Not only has he helped Chase and Higgins develop, but former sixth-round pick Andrei Iosivas has been productive in each of his first three seasons under Walters.

"He's just a great coach at teaching people the ins and outs," wide receiver Isaiah Williams said during a 1-on-1 interview in August. "We're similar in a way. Smaller guys, punt returner, kick returner, quicker. I pay attention to everything. I'm listening to every little detail. I always tell people, I'm like, 'Man, it's crazy that I ended up on a team like this. And then my coach, in a way, looking at his tape, I'm like, dang.' So being able to be coached by him, it's a blessing because in a way, he can relate a lot to probably some of the stuff that I have to go through or some of my gifts also."

Williams didn't make the team, but he had a standout training camp and was the odd man out after Mitch Tinsley shined in the preseason.

Regardless, it's an example of what Walters' players think of him as a coach. The Bengals are better with him on the staff.

Walters is entering his seventh season with the Bengals and his sixth as wide receivers coach.

The Bears requested to interview Bengals WR coach Troy Walters for their offensive coordinator position but he declined, source tells @NFLonCBS. Walters, who's had multiple OC looks the last few years, will stay in Cincy with hopes to win with one of the best units in football pic.twitter.com/KgTtTTaXDw

— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) February 3, 2026

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