Bears to hire Chris Rumph as defensive line coach: report

New Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai has several vacancies to fill amid the turnover from Chuck Pagano to him, and he appears to be closing in on a key hire.

As the Texans undergo a coaching staff overhaul with the hire of David Culley, the Houston Chronicle reported that linebackers coach Chris Rumph is joining the Bears as defensive line coach. Rumph fills a void left by longtime assistant Jay Rodgers, who left for the Chargers after not getting the defensive coordinator job.

Rumph coached various positions in major college football, and last season was his first in the NFL. He spent the previous two seasons as co-defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at University of…