CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears named former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano defensive coordinator on Friday night.
Pagano replaces veteran defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who became the head coach of the Denver Broncos on Thursday.
"We are excited to add Chuck to our staff as defensive coordinator," Bears head coach Matt Nagy said in a statement. "He has successful experience at many different levels in this league and he is a great teacher with an aggressive mentality that fits our style of football. He is a man of high character and has a passion for the game that will no doubt add to the culture we have already started building at Halas Hall.