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Shane Waldron shot in his first season with the Chicago Bears

Vaseline November 12, 2024

The Chicago Bears have fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron during their three-game losing streak.

Waldron joined Bears head coach Matt Eberflus’ staff last offseason as the team’s new offensive play-caller. He took over the offense for Luke Getsy, who was fired after the 2023 season and joined the Las Vegas Raiders coaching staff this year.

About a week after the Raiders fired Getsy, Waldron became the second offensive coordinator to be fired midway through the 2024 season.

“After evaluating our entire operation, I determined it was in the best interest of our team to take the leadership of our offense in a different direction. This decision was well thought out and made intentionally and respectfully.” Eberflus said in a statement. “I would like to thank Shane for his efforts and wish him the best for the future.”

The writing was on the wall for Waldron when the Bears lost three straight games and failed to string together successful scoring drives. Chicago’s offense has scored the ninth-fewest points per game in the NFL and totaled the third-fewest yards per game.

Following the team’s 19–3 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 10, the Bears had gone 23 consecutive possessions without scoring a touchdown.

The Bears announced Tuesday morning that passing game coordinator Thomas Brown will take over as interim offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season.