Bears hire veteran coach Phil Snow as defensive analyst

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Bears coach Matt Eberflus looks on during Sunday’s game.The Bears are naming veteran coach Phil Snow their defensive analyst, coach Matt Eberflus said Thursday.

He was most recently the Panthers’ defensive coordinator from 2020-22. Snow followed coach Matt Rhule from Baylor to the NFL. Most of Snow’s experience came from college, save for a stint with the Lions from 2005-08.

Snow coached at Boise State, Cal, Arizona State, UCLA, Washington, Eastern Michigan, Temple and Baylor.

He connects to Eberflus through Rod Marinelli, the former Bears coordinator, now retired, who is a mentor for the Bears coach. When Marinelli was the Lions’ head coach from 2006-08, Snow…