Vic Fangio has joined the Chicago Bears as defensive coordinator.

Fangio spent the past four seasons as defensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers.

Fangio runs a 3-4 defense, which aligns with the defensive philosophy of John Fox.

Washington was also interested in agreeing to terms with Fangio.

Bill Callahan has agreed to join Washington as offensive line coach.

Callahan had offers from teams as both an offensive coordinator and offensive line coach before deciding to join Jay Gruden.

Callahan was part of Jon Gruden's staff with the Oakland Raiders and became the head coach when Gruden was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The San Francisco 49ers have released Vic Fangio from his contract as defensive coordinator.

Fangio wanted to become head coach of the 49ers and was only prepared to stay with the franchise if they hired Mike Shanahan.

Fangio figures to be a candidate for Washington's defensive coordinator position.

Scot McCloughan believes he's working with a better base of talent with Washington than he inherited with the San Francisco 49ers.

The 49ers didn’t go to the playoffs while McCloughan was G.M. there, but he acquired 13 of the 22 starters when they made the NFC Championship Game.

During his five years in charge of the 49ers, he acquired players such as Frank Gore, Vernon Davis, Patrick Willis, Joe Staley, Justin Smith, Ahmad Brooks and Dashon Goldson.

“Coming in here, this roster from what I know about right now, is much more improved than the 49ers,” McCloughan said, via Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. “Also, we went through five coordinators in five years on the offensive side with a young quarterback. Things weren’t meshing.

“But you could see each year we were adding good football players. And you could see in the offseason how hard they worked, and how important it was to them to be a family and grow together. Then, all of a sudden, they hit the peak. Coach [Jim] Harbaugh came in there and they took off.”

The New York Giants have requested Washington permission for an interview with Raheem Morris for their defensive coordinator position.

Morris just completed his third season with Washington as defensive backs coach.

Morris came to Washington following his firing as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Scot McCloughan has been hired as general manager of Washington on a four-year deal.

McCloughan was formerly GM of the San Francisco 49ers until 2010.

McCloughan has since been consulting for various teams, including Washington.

A.J. Smith will be offered an enhanced position within the front office of Washington.

Smith currently is working as a senior executive for Washington.

Smith's name has popped up in a couple other jobs. According to multiple sources, Smith would have been Jon Gruden's general manager had he accepted owner Mark Davis' offer to be the Oakland Raiders' coach. Gruden turned down the Raiders last month and instead signed an extension with ESPN.