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Waldron’s Quick Rise After Bears Exit | Chicago Bears News

Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min

Shane Waldron’s tumultuous tenure with the Chicago Bears — where a promising start unraveled into a five-win disaster plagued by poor play-calling, a brutal sack rate, and Caleb Williams’ underwhelming stats — ended with his firing after just nine games. Fast forward a year, and Waldron’s career is on a sharp upward trajectory: promoted to assistant head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, just months after leaving Chicago. Meanwhile, the Bears themselves have transformed under new leadership, turning their offense into a playoff contender and proving that sometimes, a fresh start is exactly what a franchise needs.

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