Though Washington has been working for the Bills for the past couple of seasons, he is actually a former Bears coach as well.
From 2008-2010, Washington was a staff member in Chicago, working as the defensive assistant and then moving to the defensive line coach.
Washington has been working as a coach since the late 90s, but this new hiring with the Bears will be his first time working as a defensive coordinator.
After this was announced, fans, analysts, viewers, etc. took to Twitter to share their reactions:
It looks like everyone is pretty about about this hire!
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27 JANVIER | 72 ANSWERS SEE HERE: Fans React to the Chicago Bears new Defensive Coordinator Hiring are happy about this signing? | ||
yes | 53 | 73.6 % |
no | 19 | 26.4 % |
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