The Bears have hired former Seahawks offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates to be their quarterbacks coach. The team was searching for a new quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator after they severed ties with veteran coordinator Mike Martz and assistant Shane Day immediately following the regular season. Bates previously worked with Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in Denver. While Bates served as the Broncos' quarterbacks coach (2007-208), Cutler made his lone trip to Pro Bowl after throwing for a franchise record 4,526 yards in 2008. "I'm very excited to be working with Jeremy Bates again," Cutler said via the Bears' website. "We got the right guy for the job."