{"id":727324,"date":"2026-02-03T22:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/727324\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:49:17","slug":"bengals-coach-turns-down-big-job-chance-with-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/727324\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals coach turns down big job chance with Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The theme of continuity around Zac Taylor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/test-post-221407100.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cincinnati Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> coaching staff continues.<\/p>\n<p>Next up? A <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cincinnati-bengals\/327\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bengals<\/a> coach turing down a hance ot interview for a portion with a different team.<\/p>\n<p>According to CBS Sports\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jjones9\/status\/2018711610861207648\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jonathan Jones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jonathan Jones<\/a>, Bengals wide receivers coach Troy Walters declined an interview request from the Chicago Bears concerning their vacant offensive coordinator position.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/bengals-sound-ready-leave-comfort-172606501.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals sound ready to leave comfort zone, do contract extension early;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals sound ready to leave comfort zone, do contract extension early<\/a><\/p>\n<p>League-wide interest in Walters isn\u2019t shocking. He\u2019s been with the Bengals since 2020 and has produced some obviously fantastic results. Before that, he had coordinator experience at the college level, too.<\/p>\n<p>Walters could eventually be an in-house promotion for the Bengals, too. But for at least this offseason, though, the staff won\u2019t lose coordinator <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dan-pitcher-brian-callahan-latest-174918277.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dan Pitcher after his brief look at another job;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Pitcher after his brief look at another job<\/a> in the same role with a different team recently.<\/p>\n<p>Annually, Walters will likely continue to surface in these types of reports.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/bengals-cap-space-outlook-changes-103044361.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals cap space outlook changes with NFL salary cap update;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals cap space outlook changes with NFL salary cap update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2026\/02\/03\/bengals-coach-turns-down-big-job-chance-bears-troy-walters\/88496503007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals coach turns down big job chance with Bears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bengals coach turns down big job chance with Bears<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The theme of continuity around Zac Taylor\u2019s Cincinnati Bengals coaching staff continues. Next up? 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