Current:Home > InvestBears fire offensive coordinator Shane Waldron amid stretch of 23 drives without a TD -Aspire Capital Guides
Bears fire offensive coordinator Shane Waldron amid stretch of 23 drives without a TD
View
Date:2025-04-17 06:59:06
The Chicago Bears have fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron amidst their three-game losing streak.
Waldron joined Bears head coach Matt Eberflus' staff last offseason as the team's new offensive play-caller. He took over the offense from Luke Getsy, who was fired after the 2023 season and joined the Las Vegas Raiders' coaching staff this year.
About one week after the Raiders fired Getsy, Waldron became the second offensive coordinator to be fired in the middle of the 2024 season.
"After evaluating our entire operation, I decided that it is in the best interest of our team to move in a different direction with the leadership of our offense. This decision was well-thought-out, one that was conducted deliberately and respectfully," Eberflus said in a statement. "I would like to thank Shane for his efforts and wish him the best moving forward."
OPINION:Chicago Bears will ruin Caleb Williams if they're not careful
All things Bears: Latest Chicago Bears news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more.
The writing had been on the wall for Waldron as the Bears lost three consecutive games and failed to string together successful scoring drives. Chicago's offense has scored the ninth-fewest points per game in the NFL and has totaled the third-fewest yards per game.
Following the team's 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 10, the Bears had gone 23 consecutive possessions without scoring a touchdown.
The Bears announced Tuesday morning that passing game coordinator Thomas Brown will take over as the interim offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season.
veryGood! (1665)
Related
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- Study finds Wisconsin voters approved a record number of school referenda
- High-scoring night in NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo explodes for 59, Victor Wembanyama for 50
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long record of promoting anti-vaccine views
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Jamie Lee Curtis and Don Lemon quit X, formerly Twitter: 'Time for me to leave'
- Advocacy group sues Tennessee over racial requirements for medical boards
- Suicides in the US military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Trading wands for whisks, new Harry Potter cooking show brings mess and magic
Ranking
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- US wholesale inflation picks up slightly in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- The Surreal Life’s Kim Zolciak Fuels Dating Rumors With Costar Chet Hanks After Kroy Biermann Split
- Florida man’s US charges upgraded to killing his estranged wife in Spain
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Shawn Mendes Confesses He and Camila Cabello Are No Longer the Closest
- The state that cleared the way for sports gambling now may ban ‘prop’ bets on college athletes
- Tesla issues 6th Cybertruck recall this year, with over 2,400 vehicles affected
Recommendation
Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
College football Week 12 expert picks for every Top 25 game include SEC showdowns
UConn, Kansas State among five women's college basketball games to watch this weekend
UFC 309: Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic fight card, odds, how to watch, date
What to watch: O Jolie night
Joan says 'Yes!' to 'Golden Bachelorette' finale fantasy beach proposal. Who did she pick?
2 striking teacher unions in Massachusetts face growing fines for refusing to return to classroom
Japan to resume V-22 flights after inquiry finds pilot error caused accident