January 10th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in From: Pro Football Talk.com Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that former Lions coach Rod Marinelli has agreed to join Lovie Smith’s staff in Chicago. Marinelli’s title will be assistant head coach/defensive line. The Seahawks and the Texans also had been pursuing Marinelli, who was 10-38 in three years as the head coach in Detroit. [...]
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Bears Offer Rod Marinelli a Job to Coach Their D-Line
From: Pro Football Talk.com The Bears have offered former Lions coach Rod Marinelli a job coaching their defensive line, according to the Chicago Tribune. He received the formal offer after Brick Haley, who filled that position in 2008, left to take a job on LSU’s staff. Marinelli met with the Bears last week and worked [...]
Bears Visiting w/ Former Lions Coach Marinelli
From: ProFootballTalk.com Five days after chalking up his unprecedented 16th loss of the 2008 season and four days after being fired because of it, former Lions coach Rod Marinelli is sniffing around a possible new employment opportunity. According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times, Marinelli is visiting with the Bears. “He’s just visiting,” Marinelli’s [...]
Bears to Make a Run at Hiring Rod Marinelli?
From: Chicago Tribune A day after Bears coach Lovie Smith hedged when asked about adding Rod Marinelli to his staff, general manager Jerry Angelo gave the fired Detroit Lions coach a resounding endorsement. “I think the world of Rod Marinelli,” Angelo said Tuesday. “I would love to have Rod Marinelli on our staff. And I [...]
