The Bears are hiring Ben Johnson as head coach and he already has a top candidate in mind for defensive coordinator.

The leading candidate to become his defensive coordinator in Chicago is former Saints head coach Dennis Allen, per Schefter. The Bears, though, first will have to comply with the Rooney Rule before they officially can hire Allen.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler said former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen would be a "prime candidate for other opportunities" this offseason. Well, he wasn't kidding. Moments ago, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero announced that Allen will join forces with Ben Johnson in the

According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, Allen could be joining the staff of new Bears head coach Ben Johnson in the Windy City. Ben Johnson has been busy assembling a star-studded coaching staff. The leading candidate to become his defensive coordinator in Chicago is former Saints HC Dennis Allen, per league sources. pic.twitter.com/iJCbMLJSLe

Despite looking under multiple stones for a new defensive coordinator, the Atlanta Falcons would be remiss not to consider old adversary Dennis Allen.

The New Orleans Saints head coaching search has been underway for a bit now and a couple of names have become synonymous with the job, such as Mike McCarthy or Aaron Glenn. While there isn't an exact consensus by Saints supporters on who they want the choice to be,

Dennis Allen told the story of Mickey Loomis firing him, the aftermath and how the New Orleans Saints general manager didn’t support it:

Allen is expected to be in the mix for several coordinator jobs, but the Colts are the first team known to express interest.

According to the betting markets, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is the favorite for the Saints head coaching job. Glenn has a long history in New Orleans as a player and a coach. Glenn is already scheduled to meet with the Saints this week due to the Lions' bye week.

Allen is an excellent defensive coordinator who simply isn't cut out to be a head coach. He has been fired as a head coach twice now and won't get a third opportunity. He will be a coordinator for the rest of his career. He simply isn't a leader of men.

Former Saints head coach Dennis Allen is making his pitch for a new job on Friday. Word earlier this week was that Allen would interview with the Colts for their vacant defensive coordinator job and Albert Breer of SI.

Dennis Allen drew from his experience since being fired by the Saints two months ago to share advice for recently-fired head coaches: