The Bears will have to go through a full and fair interview process for the job, but Allen is the frontrunner as Johnson begins building his staff.

Former Saints head coach Dennis Allen has emerged as a leading candidate to become the Bears’ next defensive coordinator on new head coach Ben Johnson’s staff.

The Colts hired Lou Anarumo, while Dennis Allen, who interviewed with Indianapolis, may be heading to the Bears.

The leading candidate to become his defensive coordinator in Chicago is former Saints head coach Dennis Allen, per Schefter. The Bears, though, first will have to comply with the Rooney Rule before they officially can hire Allen.

The Bears are hiring Ben Johnson as head coach and he already has a top candidate in mind for defensive coordinator.

According to the betting markets, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is the favorite for the Saints head coaching job. Glenn has a long history in New Orleans as a player and a coach. Glenn is already scheduled to meet with the Saints this week due to the Lions' bye week.

Dennis Allen told the story of Mickey Loomis firing him, the aftermath and how the New Orleans Saints general manager didn’t support it:

The New Orleans Saints fired Dennis Allen as their head coach during the 2024 season after a 2-7 start, but it doesn't appear that he would have been gone it was up Saints general manager Mickey Loomis.

According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, Allen could be joining the staff of new Bears head coach Ben Johnson in the Windy City. Ben Johnson has been busy assembling a star-studded coaching staff. The leading candidate to become his defensive coordinator in Chicago is former Saints HC Dennis Allen, per league sources. pic.twitter.com/iJCbMLJSLe

Former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen spoke with FOX Sports' Jay Glazer on the "Unbreakable" podcast to share his reaction to his midseason firing. While most of the conversation surrounde

Dennis Allen drew from his experience since being fired by the Saints two months ago to share advice for recently-fired head coaches:

Despite looking under multiple stones for a new defensive coordinator, the Atlanta Falcons would be remiss not to consider old adversary Dennis Allen.