Bears reportedly set to promote Press Taylor to offensive coordinator

Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune on Feb 8, 2026

Published in Football

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CHICAGO — Ben Johnson has found his next offensive coordinator. The Chicago Bears are set to promote Press Taylor, filling the role previously held by Declan Doyle, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

The 38-year-old Taylor spent the 2025 season as the passing game coordinator on Johnson’s staff. Taylor has previous experience as the offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2022-24 under coach Doug Pederson.

Johnson will continue to be the guiding force behind the Bears offense and call plays on game days. But Taylor will take on a pivotal role behind the scenes.

Doyle left the Bears after just one season as offensive coordinator to take the same job with the Baltimore Ravens. He will have a chance to call plays in Baltimore, something he didn’t do under Johnson in Chicago.

As passing game coordinator, Taylor worked with Johnson, Doyle, quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett and others to build a game plan for quarterback Caleb Williams and his receivers.

Taylor, the younger brother of Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor, came up through the coaching ranks as a quarterbacks coach. He worked for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2013-20 under Chip Kelly and Pederson. He started with the Eagles as an offensive quality control coach, worked his way up to quarterbacks coach and eventually added passing game coordinator to his title.

After the Eagles fired Pederson following the 2020 season, Taylor worked under coach Frank Reich with the Indianapolis Colts as a senior offensive assistant in 2021. When Pederson landed the Jaguars job in 2022, Taylor followed him to Jacksonville.

Johnson and Taylor hadn’t worked together before the 2025 season. Under the first-year coaching staff, the Bears passing attack went from 31st in the NFL in 2024 to 10th with 225.1 yards per game. Williams set a franchise record with 3,942 passing yards while throwing 27 touchdown passes and only seven interceptions.

The Bears reportedly interviewed Arizona Cardinals passing game specialist Connor Senger for the position but ultimately elected to go with an internal hire.

Taylor was a college quarterback at Marshall and at Butler (Kan.) Community College, where he won two NJCAA national titles.

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