Chicago’s 2021 assistant coaching staff are all expected to be working elsewhere soon, but the first big name to officially leave is special teams coordinator Chris Tabor. The Carolina Panthers have signed Tabor to a three-year contract to fill the same role for their franchise.
Tabor came to the Chicago Bears in 2018 as a part of Matt Nagy’s first coaching staff, and his units improved each year he was in the Windy City. According to Rick Gosselin’s annual NFL Special Teams Rankings, Tabor’s teams went from 26th in 2018, to 23rd in 2019, and then 9th in both 2020 and 2021.