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Matt Eberflus ‘respecting space’ for former DC Alan Williams

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Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigned suddenly Wednesday. Matt Eberflus will call defensive plays against the Chiefs on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus said he will take over Alan Williams’ play-calling role “and the defensive staff is gonna still be intact where they are” following Williams’ sudden resignation as the Bears’ defensive coordinator.

Speaking for the first time since Williams resigned on Wednesday, Eberflus stuck to the same script as the rest of the organization — acknowledging his departure but offering little if any sentiment of well-wishes for a former colleague who has left the team for what Williams said was health and family issues.