Bears lose special-teams aide Tabor to Browns
Well now really need to keep Toub, had a feeling he would get another job,
Bears lose special-teams aide Tabor to Browns
January 25, 2011 3:35 PM | No Comments
By Brad Biggs
Lovie Smith said Monday that he hoped to keep his coaching staff intact but said that some change has been inevitable every year.
Change came Tuesday as the Cleveland Browns moved quickly to hire Chris Tabor as their special teams coordinator. Tabor spent the past three seasons as the assistant special teams coach under Dave Toub, who had been promoting him around the league. Tabor will take over for Brad Seely, one of the best special teams coaches in the league, who left for the San Francisco 49ers.
The Bears have been excellent on special teams in seven seasons under Toub and he has given a good deal of credit to Tabor, 39, whom the players respond well to. The Browns had sought permission to speak with Washington Redskins special teams coach Danny Smith, but that was denied.
The Browns moved quickly to snap up Tabor after the Bears' season ended Sunday. He was coming out of contract, but they still had to grant permission to the Bears.
Toub likely was instrumental in Tabor getting the job, as he worked with new Browns coach Pat Shurmur in Philadelphia. Tabor goes from working with Devin Hester to working with another Pro Bowl return man in Joshua Cribbs.