LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Bears on Tuesday hired Mike DeBord as their tight ends coach. 
 

Mike DeBord

DeBord spent the last two seasons with the Seahawks as an offensive line assistant under Mike Holmgren in 2008 and tight ends coach for Jim Mora in 2009.

This past season DeBord, 53, tutored second-year tight end John Carlson, who caught 51 passes for 574 yards and a team-leading 7 touchdowns.

Prior to joining the Seahawks, DeBord spent 26 seasons in the college ranks, including 12 years at the University of Michigan from 1992-99 and 2004-07. In between those stints, DeBord was head coach at Central Michigan for four seasons from 2000-03.

A four-year letterman on the offensive line at Manchester College, DeBord began his coaching career at Franklin College in Indiana in 1982 after receiving his master’s degree from Ball State in 1981.

He was also an assistant coach at Fort Hays (1984-86), Eastern Illinois (1987-88), Ball State (1989), Colorado State (1990-91) and Northwestern (1992) before joining the Michigan staff.

DeBord is the third offensive coach the Bears have hired this offseason, and all are named Mike. He joins new offensive coordinator Mike Martz and offensive line coach Mike Tice.