Report: Bears Hire Broncos TE Coach Declan Doyle as OC

Doyle had been with Denver since 2023.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 11: Denver Broncos Tight Ends Coach Declan Doyle works with players before the NFL, American Football Herren, USA Preseason game between the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts on August 11, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. | Michael Allio / IMAGO / Icon Sportswire

The Denver Broncos have lost a "rising" member of Sean Payton's coaching staff.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that the Chicago Bears hired now-former Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle as their new offensive coordinator.

"A key hire for coach Ben Johnson, Doyle is a rising offensive mind. At just 28, he’s now an OC," Rapoport wrote on X.

The #Bears are hiring #Broncos TE coach Declan Doyle as their new offensive coordinator, per me and @TomPelissero.

A key hire for coach Ben Johnson, Doyle is a rising offensive mind. At just 28, he’s now an OC. pic.twitter.com/UicDflFnmJ

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 27, 2025

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Previously an offensive assistant in New Orleans, Doyle followed Payton to the Mile High City in 2023 to head up the TE room -- a room that combined for 51 receptions for 483 yards and five touchdowns this season between Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull, Nate Adkins, and Greg Dulcich.

The Bears interviewed Doyle for the job on Saturday, ultimately choosing him over other candidates including Broncos personnel executive David Shaw.

Doyle is the second Broncos cabinet member this week to leave for a promotion. On Saturday, the New York Jets named former Denver assistant general manager Darren Mougey as their general manager.

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