Ravens to hire Bears’ Declan Doyle to be OC, sources say

Owings Mills, MD – On Friday, the Baltimore Ravens have hired their new offensive coordinator in Declan Doyle, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Doyle, who is 29, the same age as the star quarterback lamar jacksonBecame the youngest offensive playcaller in the NFL. Doyle was the offensive coordinator for one season. Chicago Bears Last year, but head coach Ben Johnson called the plays.

It’s a bold move by new Ravens coach Jesse Minter, who hired Doyle after interviewing him in Baltimore on Friday. Doyle has never been an offensive player and has only seven years of NFL coaching experience.

But Doyle is considered one of the league’s top young offensive minds. Doyle helped turn the Bears from the NFL’s worst offense in 2024 to No. 6 last season. Chicago averaged 26 points per game in 2025 (which ranked ninth in the league), which was a vast improvement from the previous season when the Bears averaged 18.2 points per game (28th).

Before joining the Bears, Doyle was denver broncos‘ was the tight ends coach from 2023 to 2024 and New Orleans Saints‘Offensive assistant from 2019 to 2022.

Doyle’s challenge will be to get Jackson and the Ravens’ offense back on track. Last season, Jackson averaged 196.1 yards passing and threw 21 touchdown passes, his fewest since 2022.

When asked Thursday what he looks for in an offensive coordinator, Minter said, “I’m looking for a connector and an innovator and a scheme builder for the best player in the world.”

This is the fourth offensive coordinator for Jackson, who is entering his ninth NFL season. But change has worked before for Jackson, who has produced NFL MVP seasons the last two times Baltimore hired new offensive coordinators.