Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy has been named the pinnacle coach of the American crew on the Senior Bowl.
Getsy is one in all 4 assistants on Matt Eberflus’ employees that might be in Mobile, Ala., for the sport on Feb. 4 on the University of South Alabama.
Joining Getsy might be linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi, assistant particular groups coach Carlos Polk and assistant tight ends coach Tim Zetts. Getsy interviewed for the Denver Broncos’ head-coaching place final yr.
The Bears — who’re getting ready for the NFL draft with the No. 1 choose — handed on having Eberflus and his total employees coach within the East-West Shrine Bowl on Feb. 2 in Las Vegas. The Bears are conducting free-agent conferences and coaches could have day without work this month, and that planning shouldn’t be interrupted with a part of the employees spending per week on the Senior Bowl.
Former Bears operating backs coach Charles London, now the quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons, would be the offensive coordinator on Getsy’s employees.
“I am extremely honored to be selected as the head coach for the American Team in the 74th Senior Bowl,” Getsy stated in an announcement. “It is a privilege to be able to work alongside my peers from around the league and to be able to lead this special group of men that are the future of the NFL.”
The Senior Bowl has sometimes produced stronger rosters than the East-West recreation. Last yr, 106 gamers that participated within the Senior Bowl had been drafted and 45 had their identify referred to as within the first three rounds. Six had been chosen within the first spherical.
The East-West put collectively a greater recreation final yr as 45 gamers had been drafted — a 55% uptick over the variety of prospects drafted from the 2021 recreation. New England Patriots extensive receiver Tyquan Thornton was a second-round choose, the very best number of an East-West participant for the reason that Patriots selected quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo within the second spherical in 2012.
The Senior Bowl could have extra expertise to guage for the primary two days of the draft (Rounds 1-3).
Having Getsy and different members of Eberflus’ employees concerned in Mobile will present the Bears with much more perception.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com