Denver still hasn't filled its special teams coordinator role after moving on from Ben Kotwica after its wild-card loss in Buffalo.

The Chicago Bears are hiring former New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen as their next defensive coordinator and former Denver Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle as their offensive coordinator, NF

Did Sean Payton take a dig at the Saints in Broncos’ postseason presser? He credited a couple of ex-Saints on his team’s medical staff for keeping players healthy:

Bears new head coach Ben Johnson is starting to fill key positions on his staff, hiring ex-Saints head coach Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Johnson has also landed on Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle as his offensive coordinator, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

The Chicago Bears hired Dennis Allen to serve as Ben Johnson's defensive coordinator in a move that brings instant credibility to the coaching staff.

CHICAGO (CBS Sports) -- The Chicago Bears recently got their new head coach in Ben Johnson. Now they have two right-hand men for Johnson, on Sunday hiring former New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen as the team's new defensive coordinator, as NFL Media reported, and 28-year-old Declan Doyle as the new offensive coordinator.

The Chicago Bears are assembling a promising staff under head coach Ben Johnson, as highlighted by new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle.

According to multiple reports, they will hire Dennis Allen as their defensive coordinator and Declan Doyle as their offensive coordinator. Those reports also indicate that the team will retain special teams coordinator Richard Hightower.

Less than one week after being hired as the 19th head coach in Chicago Bears history, Ben Johnson has chosen his three coordinators.

Hightower will return for his fourth season with the Bears, coming off perhaps his most challenging season yet. Hightower oversaw the implementation of the NFL's new kickoff rules

Rich was born and bred in Denver, Colorado and moved to Fort Collins for school at Colorado State in 2003. He still lives in "Fort Fun," and has written professionally about the CSU Rams football and basketball teams as well as the Denver Broncos since 2010. Kurtzman is currently the Denver Broncos and MileHighSports.com editor.