Mile High Report
According to reports, Doyle is a top candidate to be Ben Johnson’s offensive coordinator with the Bears.
According to NFL Network’s insider Tom Pelissero, the Chicago Bears have interviewed Denver Broncos tight end’s coach Declan Doyle for their offensive coordinator job. The team hired Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to be their head coach earlier in the week and now Doyle has become a top candidate to be his offensive coordinator.
Doyle, a 28-year-old coach has been the Broncos tight end’s coach the past two seasons under head coach Sean Payton. He previously was a coach on the New Orleans Saints, but like many other former Saints coaches, he followed Payton to Denver. With the Saints, he was an Offensive Assistant from 2019 to 2022 and has been the Broncos tight end’s coach from 2023 to 2024. Now, he appears to be a frontrunner to be Ben Johnson’s offensive coordinator with the Bears.
Johnson will most likely be the play-caller for the Bears this upcoming season, but Doyle would be a key part of his offensive coaching staff and help teach and prepare the players throughout the week.
Doyle joins a growing list of Broncos coaches and executives who have been receiving interviews and interest from other teams. Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph interviewed with the Jets and Raiders for their head coaching positions, front office member David Shaw interviewed for multiple head coaching jobs, assistant GM Darren Mougey appears to be the front runner for the New York Jets GM job, and now Doyle is a frontrunner for the Bears OC job. Sean Payton’s coaching tree already includes the likes of Dan Campbell, Joe Lombardi, Aaron Glenn, Joe Brady, and Dennis Allen and is continuing to grow. Quarterback’s coach Davis Webb is expected to receive interest this year or next year while DB’s coach Jim Leonhard could as well.
We’ll see if Doyle gets the Bears offensive coordinator job or not in the coming days and Johnson quickly assembles his coaching staff. If he does, the Broncos will need to find a new tight end’s coach moving forward.
