The Bears on Tuesday hired Mike Adams as their assistant defensive backs coach.
Adams played safety for 16 NFL seasons with the 49ers (2004-06), Browns (2007-11), Broncos (2012-13), Colts (2014-16), Panthers (2017-18) and Texans (2019). He appeared in 228 games with 149 starts and recorded 30 interceptions returning two for touchdowns 935 tackles, 90 pass breakups, 19 tackles-for-loss, 13 forced fumbles, 16 fumble recoveries and six sacks.
Adams had his most success with the Colts, earning the only two Pro Bowl trips of his career in back-to-back seasons in 2014-15. He established career highs with 87 tackles and five interceptions in 2014 and then followed with five interceptions again in 2015. Related Links
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Mike Adams, a 16-year NFL safety whose last snap came in 2019, is joining the Bears as an assistant secondary coach, a source confirmed Monday.
Adams, who will work alongside secondary coach Deshea Townsend, played at Delaware at the same time as Bears coach Matt Nagy.
Adams was an undrafted free agent out of college but carved out a long NFL career, starting 149 times in 228 games. He had 30 interceptions, forced 13 fumbles and recovered 16. Related
He played three years with the 49ers, five with the Browns, two with the Broncos, three with the Colts, two with the Panthers and one with the Texans in 2019. He retired in 2020.
State of the NFC North
The NFC North winds are blowing this winter, and big changes are coming. perhaps more than any other year
Quarterback Changes
It’s not out of the realm of possibilities that all four starting quarterbacks in the NFC North could be new starting next season, but much more likely is the prospect that the Vikings will face two new QBs in the division next season.
In Detroit, the Lions and Matthew Stafford have agreed to part ways after 12 seasons, sending Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff, a 2022 & 2023 first round pick, and a 3rd round pick this year. Part of the draft compensation the Lions received for Stafford was undoubtedly for assuming Goff’s bloated contract, which locks them into roughly a $33.5 million cap hit in 2021 & 2022.
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The Bears are promoting Bill Shuey to outside linebackers coach. He’ll replace Ted Monachino, who accepted the same job with the Falcons earlier this week.
Shuey has been with the Bears for all of Matt Nagy’s three seasons. He was a defensive quality control assistant in 2018 alongside new defensive coordinator Sean Desai; they were promoted to assistant outside linebackers coach/pass-rush analyst and safeties coach, respectively, in February 2019.
Shuey spent 10 years with the Eagles three as the team’s linebackers coach which is where he first worked with Nagy. He coached at small college West Chester and Widener from 2012-17.
Let s Add OLBs Coach to the Bears List of Offseason Needs - Ted Monachino Won t Be Back
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Let’s Add OLBs Coach to the Bears’ List of Offseason Needs – Ted Monachino Won’t Be Back
Even after hiring Sean Desai as their defensive coordinator, the Chicago Bears have needs to fill in their coaching ranks on that side of the ball.
The latest defection is their outside linebackers coach:
The #Bears coaching staff remains a work in progress and another assistant is not expected to return – OLB coach Ted Monachino.https://t.co/9dYc4pokET
Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports Ted Monachino isn’t coming back for a third season as Bears OLBs Coach.