The Bears are hiring Jeremy Garrett as their new defensive line coach, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports.
Garrett held the same position for the Jaguars in 2024.
Garrett was a defensive lineman at Ole Miss from 2005-07 under defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen, who hired Garrett in Jacksonville last season when he became defensive coordinator.
Garrett became a loan officer at a bank in Southaven, Mississippi, after his playing career ended and he earned his MBA. A high school principal walked into Garrett’s office at the bank and asked whether Garrett would consider helping the high school team.
That quickly became his new full-time line of work, with stints at Liberty University, Auburn and the Browns. Cleveland hired him as the assistant defensive line coach in 2020, kick-starting his NFL coaching career.
