The Chicago Bears have hired former Raiders head coach Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator under new coach Ben Johnson.

Chicago also is keeping Richard Hightower as special teams coordinator as it looks to rebound after going 5-12 this season. The team announced the moves on Tuesday.

The addition of Allen, 52, puts a former head coach on Johnson’s first staff in his new position. Allen went 18-25 with New Orleans before he was fired on Nov. 4 after the Saints lost seven consecutive games. He also coached the Raiders for two-plus seasons (2012-14), going 8-28.

While his two stints as a head coach in the NFL were unsuccessful, Allen is an experienced defensive coordinator. He had that role in New Orleans for six seasons, and his unit was ranked in the top 10 in the NFL in 2020 and 2021.

“A great defensive mind with NFL head coach acumen, I look forward to Dennis coordinating our defense and helping lead our team,” Johnson said.

The 38-year-old Johnson is filling out his staff after he was hired last week. He will call the offensive plays for Caleb Williams and the Bears after spending the past three seasons as Detroit’s offensive coordinator.

Johnson is taking over a team that came into the season with visions of making the playoffs, only to finish last in the NFC North. Chicago fired former coach Matt Eberflus in the middle of a 10-game losing streak that ended with a win at Green Bay in the finale.

Doyle just finished his second season as the tight ends coach for the Denver Broncos. He was an offensive assistant for New Orleans from 2019-22.

EBERFLUS new cowboys DC >> The Cowboys hired Eberflus as defensive coordinator for his second stint on the Dallas staff.

Eberflus returned to the Cowboys two months after the Bears fired him 12 games into his third season.

The Bears hired Eberflus after his four-year stint as defensive coordinator in Indianapolis. He had spent the previous seven seasons as a linebackers coach with the Cowboys, who eventually added passing game coordinator duties.

Eberflus is joining the staff of coach Brian Schottenheimer, who was hired last week to replace Mike McCarthy. Schottenheimer is planning to call the offensive plays.

PRO BOWL REPLACEMENTS >> Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Washington’s Jayden Daniels won’t be participating in the Pro Bowl Games this week.

The NFL announced final rosters Tuesday that didn’t include any of those quarterbacks. New England Patriots rookie Drake Maye is replacing Jackson on the AFC roster, Pittsburgh’s Russell Wilson is filling in for Allen and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield was selected to fill Daniels’ spot.

Allen and Daniels both lost conference championship games last weekend, while Jackson’s season ended a week earlier in the divisional round of the playoffs.

Those weren’t the only roster changes.

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook and center Connor McGovern also were selected as replacements.

Cook fills the spot left open by Baltimore’s Derrick Henry, who finished second in the NFL with 1,921 yards rushing. Cook had 1,009 yards rushing and his 16 rushing touchdowns tied Henry and Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs for the league lead.

McGovern replaces Kansas City center Creed Humphrey, with the Chiefs advancing to play Philadelphia in the Super Bowl on Feb. 9.

In another roster change, Pittsburgh Steelers guard Isaac Seumalo will make his first Pro Bowl appearance, replacing Kansas City’s Trey Smith.

And Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will be the third Seahawks player going, joining Leonard Williams and Devon Witherspoon. Smith-Njigba will be replacing Washington’s Terry McLaurin.

The Pro Bowl Games run Thursday through Sunday in Orlando, Florida, and include skills competitions and a flag football game.

KINGSBURY LIKELY RETUIRNING >> Kliff Kingsbury is expected to return for a second season as the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator, a move that was anticipated for some time given his comfort level on Dan Quinn’s staff.

Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that Kingsbury had attracted interest from the New Orleans Saints for their head-coaching vacancy but that he told them and other NFL teams he would be remaining with Washington. The Saints were the only job left open after Chicago, Dallas, New England, Jacksonville, Las Vegas and the New York Jets hired coaches.