The reason: he was Johnson once. Allen, the Bears ’ new defensive coordinator, was a 39-year-old first-time head coach when the Raiders started their 2012 regular season. Johnson will be 39 when the Bears play their first game with him as their head coach.

Dennis Allen—who was introduced as Chicago's next defensive coordinator at a press conference on Thursday—revealed that Johnson reached out to him during the season to see if he'd like to join forces at his next destination.

We spoke with John Sigler of Saints Wire to give us a rundown on what we can expect from new Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen.

It’s early yet. Dennis Allen barely has his new office settled at Halas Hall. So it’s difficult for the 52-year-old coach to deliver a concrete vision of what his Chicago Bears defense might look like in 2025. But Allen does know what he’s after and ...

The Bears are set to hire former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen as the team's new defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Allen's strong candidacy was one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL over the last five days after the Bears hired Ben Johnson as the new head coach,

The mentality that new defensive coordinator Dennis Allen plans to bring to the Bears is in keeping with the team’s storied history as “Monsters of the Midway.”

The Bears are bringing in former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator. Chicago has also hired Denver Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle to serve as the offensive coordinator and is retaining special teams coordinator Richard Hightower.

The plan for coordinator Dennis Allen's Bears defense is being more aggressive, and it starts with bulking up their pass rush.

After Ben Johnson hired former Saints HC Dennis Allen as the Bears' defensive coordinator, the new DC explained how Chicago recruited him.

“Just facing the offense, the creativity of the offense, the way that he’s able to utilize all of his assets and get them in the best position to have success, I was always really intrigued with how he was able to do that,” Allen said.

The coordinators hired by Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson enter their new jobs with vastly different amounts of coaching experience.