Chicago Bears Add Rod Marinelli to Staff
January 10, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under Chicago Bears
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The Chicago Bears hired former Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli as their defensive line coach/assistant head coach today. On the surface, this seems like a demotion. But it might actually be a promotion when you consider the organization coach Marinelli left. He has experience in this role. Coach Marinelli led the Tampa Bay Bucs defensive line from 1996-2005 and helped transform Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice into Pro Bowlers. So he had become accustomed to winning. Until he accepted the Detroit job, that is. In Chicago, he’ll enjoy working with Tommie Harris and Adewale Ogunleye (among others). This is an outstanding and very fortunate addition for the Bears.
Source: ChicagoBears.com
