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3 free agent safeties connected to Chicago Bears new staff

By Parker Hurley

Dec 25, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz (86) runs with the ball against Indianapolis Colts safety George Odum (30) in the first half at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Arizona RepublicNfl Indianapolis Colts At Arizona Cardinals
Dec 25, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz (86) runs with the ball against Indianapolis Colts safety George Odum (30) in the first half at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Arizona RepublicNfl Indianapolis Colts At Arizona Cardinals /
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The Chicago Bears are set to make plenty of big decisions in the 2022 offseason. They have plenty of free agents to debate, but one thing on their side is familiarity with the coaching staff. The Bears have a General Manager from the Chiefs, a coach from the Colts, and a list of coaches from a variety of other areas.

With that in mind, these names could bring in a strong perspective of outside players. Who are some safeties that they could bring in to start beside Eddie Jackson, or at least provide depth?

3. Could George Odum come from the Indianapolis Colts?

Matt Eberflus was once the Chicago Bears defensive coordinator. Alan Williams was the secondary coach, and they even brought some assistants over from the secondary. So, no coaching staff on the free-agent market would have a better understanding of George Odum than the Colts.

Odum was a UDFA with the Colts, and he turned into a player who spent four years on the roster. The coaching staff in Chicago is the main ones that bought into him and worked him into having a chance to be a free agent with offers.

Odum only started 10 games over his four-year run, but he has been working on the defensive side of the ball in dime situations often. He also has been a four-year leader on the Colts special teams unit. The Bears may be losing Deon Bush and DeAndre Houston-Carson in free agency.

Odum is the Colts’ version of that same type of player. It would be a similar cost and would probably help change the culture to the way that Matt Eberflus wants to do things.

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