Vic Fangio orchestrated the top defense in the NFL this season, and it caught the attention of teams looking to fill their head coach vacancies.

The Chicago Bears defensive coordinator interviewed Monday with the Denver Broncos to potentially replace Vance Joseph, and the Miami Dolphins had also expressed interest in Fangio as a candidate.

Matt Nagy says he has a contingency plan in place for all of his assistant coaches if they’re hired away to other teams, and the Bears have some decent options to replace their defensive coordinator if he gets the promotion to another team.

Here are seven candidates who could take Fangio’s spot if he leaves this offseason.

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Bears DB coach Ed Donatell

Bears defensive backs coach Ed Donatell would likely be the in-house favorite, although if Fangio leaves to another team, he could try and bring Donatell with him.

He’s coached under Fangio for each of the last eight seasons dating back to their time together with the San Francisco 49ers.

Donatell was also previously the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons for six years in the early 2000s.

His experience and familiarity with the scheme could make him a natural successor to Fangio in Chicago, and he deserves a lot of credit for the work he’s done with the Bears secondary over the last four seasons.