The Bears have their new defensive leader in defensive coordinator and safeties coach Matt Powledge, who now has to figure out what his safety room will look like in 2023.

Head coach Dave Aranda’s new defensive coordinator, Powledge, couldn’t stay away for long.

The Bears’ cornerbacks played at the line of scrimmage in 2021, and will be doing that again in 2023 under new defensive coordinator Matt Powledge.