Bears to hire former Jaguars OC Press Taylor as pass game coordinator
The Chicago Bears are making another move to bolster their coaching staff. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the Bears are hiring former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Press Taylor as their pass game coordinator.
Taylor spent the last three seasons as Jacksonville's offensive coordinator under head coach Doug Pederson. After a successful 2022 season where the Jaguars finished with a top-10 passing offense, the wheels began to fall off in Jacksonville in 2023 before things really deteriorated in 2024. The Jaguars finished with the ninth-worst passing offense in 2024, along with a 4-13 record that resulted in sweeping changes in the front office.
Prior to his stint with the Jaguars, Taylor was with Pederson in Philadelphia as a quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the majority of his time there, working with quarterbacks Carson Wentz, Nick Foles, and Jalen Hurts. Taylor was a member of the Eagles team that won Super Bowl LII over the New England Patriots. Taylor also served as a senior offensive assistant for the Indianapolis Colts in 2021.
The 37-year-old now comes to Chicago, where he will help design a passing attack with head coach Ben Johnson and offensive coordinator Declan Doyle.
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