Nothing like some breaking Friday night Bears news!

We got a nice little nugget of information this evening from ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El is close to finalizing a deal with the Bears. Randle El would become the team’s new wide receivers coach and assistant head coach. The assistant head coach tag will be a promotion from his role in Detroit as wide receivers coach.

Matt Rooney has more on the hire:

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