Defensive backs coach James Rowe became the latest addition to the Chicago Bears staff Friday.

The Bears announced coach Matt Eberflus hired Rowe, with whom he worked last season while with the Indianapolis Colts. Rowe was the cornerbacks coach there and was the assistant defensive backs coach for Washington from 2017-19.

Rowe has seven years of college coaching experience, most recently as the Appalachian State cornerbacks coach in 2020. He also coached at Bethel (Tenn.), Jacksonville University, Florida and Valdosta State.

He started his coaching career as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the high school level.

Rowe was a baseball player at South Florida.

Eberflus has announced seven other coaching hires: offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, defensive coordinator Alan Williams, pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert, quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko, linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi, offensive line coach Chris Morgan and assistant defensive backs coach David Overstreet II.

Williams, Borgonzi and Overstreet also coached with Eberflus in Indianapolis.