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Bears pick Clancy Barone as new tight ends coach

Barone replaces Kevin Gilbride and is tasked with improving one of the Bears’ most problematic position groups.

By  Jason Lieser
   
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The Bears hired Clancy Barone as their new tight ends coach.

The Bears hired Clancy Barone as their new tight ends coach.

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Upgrading at tight end is a high priority for the Bears this offseason, and coach Matt Nagy took the first step toward addressing that issue by hiring longtime NFL assistant Clancy Barone as tight ends coach.

Barone has been an offensive line and tight ends coach since entering the NFL with the Falcons in 2004. He was the tight ends coach for the Vikings in 2017 and coached the offensive line in 2018 before being out of the league this season. Before landing in Minnesota, Barone coached those two positions for the Broncos from 2009 to ’16.

He spent 17 years in the college ranks. During his three-year stint at Eastern Illinois, he successfully recruited a high school defensive end: Ryan Pace, the future Bears general manager.

Nagy fired offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich, tight ends coach Kevin Gilbride and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand last week. He hired Juan Castillo to replace Hiestand and is still looking for a new coordinator.

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