Bears Personnel Changes Include Hiring Pro Scouting Director

Breck Ackley was named director of college scouting after he was assistant director of college scouting last year. The Bears hadn't had a director of college scouting since Mark Sadowski was dimissed from this job by Poles in May of 2022, after he'd been with the organization since 2005.

Francis St. Paul has been named assistant director of college scouting after he was a senior national scout last year.

Also:

• Brendan Rehor moving to national scout from southeast area scout.

• John Syty going to national scout after he was southwest area scout.

• Ryan Cavanaugh becoming southeast area scout after he was midwest area scout.

• Ryan Weese going to midwest area scout after he was was combine scout.

• Keith Earle becoming midlands area scout after serving as a scouting assistant.

• Jake Ponikvar becoming a pro scout after he was a scouting assistant.

• David Dudeck becoming southwest area scout after he was with the player personnel staff last year as a scouting intern.

• Nick Papagano becoming NFS Scout. He had been with the Raiders personnel department.