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Chicago Bears name Mel Tucker defensive coordinator

Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman is wasting no time in rounding out his new staff, hiring Mel Tucker Friday as defensive coordinator.

Tucker comes to the Windy City after serving as defensive coordinator and then assistant head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2009-2012. He was previously defensive backs coach and then defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns from 2005-2008.