CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears ended their search for a new coach early Wednesday morning when they made the decision to bring aboard the Montreal Alouettes' Marc Trestman as the franchise's 14th head coach.

A noted quarterback guru, Trestman has been an assistant with eight NFL teams but has been out of the league for eight years. His stint in the CFL began in 2008 and eventually led to his succeeding Lovie Smith, who was fired by the Bears on Dec. 31.

In addition to his duties as a coach, Trestman works during the offseason to prepare college quarterbacks for the NFL draft. Trestman worked with Jay Cutler and Bears backup Jason Campbell before their respective drafts.

Cutler was ecstatic Wednesday that Trestman will be his new coach. Cutler said that working with him before the draft, "you could just tell how knowledgeable he was about the quarterback position and offense in general," according to the team's website.

"It's a great hire. I couldn't be more excited. He's been successful wherever he's been," he said, according to the team's website.

Trestman will bring in former Saints interim head coach Aaron Kromer as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, a league source told ESPN.

The Bears replaced departed special-teams coach Dave Toub on Wednesday with Joe DeCamillis of the Cowboys in the same position with the added title of assistant head coach.

"I'm glad to have the opportunity to get there. I think it’s obviously a great situation," DeCamillis said. "Dave (Toub) has already got the thing going; great tradition there. You've got awesome pieces to work with. So I’m excited to get there for sure."

As of mid-morning Wednesday, the assistant coaches remaining from Smith's staff hadn't yet learned their fate. According to one of the assistants, none of them have been contacted by the team and there are no meetings scheduled for them at Halas Hall. It's likely most of the assistants remaining from Smith's staff won't return.

But according to one of the candidates that interviewed for the head coaching job, general manager Phil Emery indicated he'd like to bring back defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli to maintain continuity on a defense loaded with veteran players and three Pro Bowlers in cornerbacks Charles Tillman and Tim Jennings and defensive end Julius Peppers.