Turns Out Alan Williams' Exit Wasn't Worst Bears Incident In 2023

Alan Williams was the Chicago Bears' defensive coordinator when Matt Eberflus took over in 2022. That remained true going into 2023. However, things started going sideways towards the end of September. The coach disappeared from the building first, and then abruptly resigned from the team shortly after. It was later revealed that he got into trouble having intimate conversations with a woman on the phone at Halas Hall. She then tried to extort him for money. Rather than deal with the mess, the organization urged him to step away.

As it turns out, that wasn't the worst scandal that rocked Halas Hall that year. Not long after that, the team also fired running backs coach David Walker. That one was an even bigger mystery. Eberflus barely offered anything about the decision. Some thought it was because the team wasn't satisfied with his work. That was not the case. It was much worse. Tyler Dunne of Go Long revealed the Walker's situation was significantly darker than Williams', and it eventually forced the Bears' hand.

Then, there was David Walker. Two months later, the running backs coach was let go. One high-ranking source tells us the Bears concluded Walker harassed several females in the building via text and was warned by HR to stop. The father of an intern whom Walker was texting finally contacted the Bears and threatened to take action. On Nov. 1, Eberflus announced that Walker had been terminated.

Walker certainly did Alan Williams a favor.

His exit took some of the attention away from the defensive coordinator. As a result, nobody has spoken about Williams since he left. Unsurprisingly, neither man has found a job since leaving Chicago. Their reputations appear stained. Walker should've known better. That kind of behavior is never acceptable, but getting away with it is impossible in this era of the NFL. Human resource departments are stricter than ever about protecting employees, especially women. The coach clearly felt he was above any potential punishment because of the job he occupied. Yet despite receiving a warning, he kept doing it. Now he is probably wondering if it was worth it after a career spanning almost 20 years went up in smoke.