The Bears are moving close to a deal to make former Seahawks coach Shane Waldron their next offensive coordinator, a source confirmed Monday,

Waldron, who developed Geno Smith into the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year two years ago, was one of at least eight people the Bears interviewed to replace Luke Getsy. He was available to interview after the Seahawks and coach Pete Carroll parted ways two weeks ago.

Candidates linked to the Bears included Panthers coordinator Thomas Brown, Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Robinson, Seahawks quarterbacks coach Greg Olson, Seahawks offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, 49ers assistant Klint Kubiak, Kentucky coordinator Liam Coen, Eagles senior offensive assistant Marcus Brady and former Ravens coordinator Greg Roman. The Bears interviewed former Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury — who, notably, was the quarterbacks coach for presumed No. 1 pick Caleb Williams at USC last year — late last week.

Like Getsy, Waldron runs a Mike Shanahan-style West Coast offense. He worked for the Rams from 2017-20 before joining Seattle to coach Russell Wilson and then Smith.