Desai named among NFL's 40 under 40

Larry Mayer

First-year Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai has been included on The Athletic's second annual NFL 40 under 40 list, a "collection of the rising stars in football, the young league and the team power brokers you should know this season."

Desai, 38, enters his ninth year with the Bears but first as defensive coordinator. He spent six seasons as a defensive quality control assistant from 201