Chris Morgan (American football)

American football player and coach

For other people named Chris Morgan, see Chris Morgan (disambiguation).

American football player

Chris MorganChicago Bears

Position:| Offensive line coach, offensive run game coordinator &
Personal information
Born:| Killeen, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High school:| Killeen (Killeen, Texas)
College:| Colorado (1995–1999)
Career history
As a coach:

* Copperas Cove HS (TX) (2000–2001)
Assistant coach
* Idaho (2002–2003)
Offensive graduate assistant
* Westfield HS (TX) (2004–2008)
Offensive coordinator & special teams coordinator
* Oakland Raiders (2009–2010)
Assistant offensive line coach
* Washington Redskins (2011–2013)
Assistant offensive line coach
* Seattle Seahawks (2014)
Assistant offensive line coach
* Atlanta Falcons (2015–2020)
Offensive line coach
* Pittsburgh Steelers (2021)
Assistant offensive line coach
* Chicago Bears (2022–2023)
Offensive line coach
* Chicago Bears (2024–present)
Offensive line coach & offensive run game coordinator

Chris Morgan is an American football coach and former player. He is the offensive line coach and offensive run game coordinator for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).

## College career

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After graduating from Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas, Morgan played college football at University of Colorado from 1995 to 1999, where he played as an offensive lineman.[1] Morgan later received his master's degree in educational leadership from the University of Idaho.

## Coaching career

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Morgan first coached as an assistant to the football team at Copperas Cove High School[2] before becoming a graduate assistant for Idaho in 2002.

Starting in 2004, Morgan coached a plethora of positions, including offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator at Westfield High School, where he would coach until 2008.[3]

Morgan received his first NFL coaching job in 2009 when he was hired as the assistant offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders.

Following the 2010 season, Morgan left the Raiders and was hired as the assistant offensive line coach by the Washington Redskins, which he held from 2011 to 2013.[4] In 2014, Morgan joined the Seattle Seahawks in the same capacity.[5]

After the 2014 season, Morgan followed former Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to the Atlanta Falcons, where Morgan was hired as the offensive line coach and stayed there until 2020.[6][7]

Following Quinn's firing by the Falcons, Morgan was hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers and became their assistant offensive line coach in 2021.[8]

Morgan became the offensive line coach again in 2022 when he was hired by the Chicago Bears in that capacity.[9] In 2024, Morgan also assumed the role as the offensive run game coordinator for the Bears.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "1999 Football Roster". Colorado Buffaloes. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
2. ^ "Former Copperas Cove Coach Chris Morgan Headed To The Super Bowl With Atlanta Falcons". US 105FM. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
3. ^ "Westfield supplies coaching pipeline to Falcons". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
4. ^ "Redskins Hire Morgan As Assistant O-Line Coach". Washington Commanders. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
5. ^ "SUPER BOWL XLIX: Seahawks offensive line coach starred for Kangaroos". KDH News. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
6. ^ "5 Things About New OL Coach Chris Morgan". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
7. ^ "Falcons' offensive line coach Chris Morgan starts major project". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
8. ^ "Report: Steelers Hire Former Falcons O-Line Coach as Assistant". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
9. ^ "Bears hire Morgan as offensive line coach". Chicago Bears. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
10. ^ "Matt Eberflus announces Chris Morgan promotion at Chicago Bears press conference". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

## External links

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* Colorado Buffaloes player bio
* Chicago Bears coaching profile

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NFL offensive line coaches

American Football Conference

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* Aaron Kromer (Buffalo Bills)
* Butch Barry (Miami Dolphins)
* Scott Peters (New England Patriots)
* Keith Carter (New York Jets)

* George Warhop (Baltimore Ravens)
* Frank Pollack (Cincinnati Bengals)
* Andy Dickerson (Cleveland Browns)
* Pat Meyer (Pittsburgh Steelers)

* Chris Strausser (Houston Texans)
* Tony Sparano Jr. (Indianapolis Colts)
* Phil Rauscher (Jacksonville Jaguars)
* Bill Callahan (Tennessee Titans)

* Zach Strief (Denver Broncos)
* Andy Heck (Kansas City Chiefs)
* Joe Philbin (Las Vegas Raiders)
* Mike Devlin (Los Angeles Chargers)

National Football Conference

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* Mike Solari (Dallas Cowboys)
* Carmen Bricillo (New York Giants)
* Jeff Stoutland (Philadelphia Eagles)
* Bobby Johnson (Washington Commanders)

* Chris Morgan (Chicago Bears)
* Hank Fraley (Detroit Lions)
* Luke Butkus (Green Bay Packers)
* Chris Kuper (Minnesota Vikings)

* Dwayne Ledford (Atlanta Falcons)
* Joe Gilbert (Carolina Panthers)
* John Benton (New Orleans Saints)
* Kevin Carberry (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

* Klayton Adams (Arizona Cardinals)
* Ryan Wendell (Los Angeles Rams)
* Chris Foerster (San Francisco 49ers)
* Scott Huff (Seattle Seahawks)

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