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Matt Nagy hires former nemesis Mike Pettine as senior defensive advisor: report

Mike Pettine caused the Bears all kinds of problems as the Packers’ defensive coordinator the last three seasons. So Matt Nagy hired him.

Pettine will join the staff as a senior advisor to new defensive coordinator Sean Desai, NFL Network reported. While Desai is thought to be the youngest defensive coordinator in team history, Pettine had that position for eight years with the Jets and Bills and was head coach of the Browns for two seasons.

Nagy went 1-5 against the Packers when they had Pettine, and the Bears averaged 17.3 points and 333.5 yards while quarterback Mitch Trubisky posted a 77.