ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills will need to fill a spot on their coaching staff.
Eric Washington, who joined the Bills in 2020 as a defensive line coach, will be the new defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, who announced the hire on Saturday afternoon.
Washington served as the team's senior defensive assistant/defensive line coach in 2022, then was promoted to assistant head coach last summer, after Leslie Frazier left the team.
Prior to joining the Bills coaching staff, Washington worked as the Panthers' defensive coordinator for two years (2018-19) and spent seven years as their defensive line coach (2011-17).
Another member of the Bills staff, linebackers coach Bobby Babich, has reportedly been sought by NFL teams that are attempting to fill defensive coordinator vacancies.
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