[3] Monachino was a three-year letterman in football at the University of Missouri, graduating with a degree in health and physical education in 1990.

[7][8] During the regular season they defeated 3 playoff teams; the AFC North champion Steelers, the New York Jets, and the New Orleans Saints.

[9][10][11] Under his coaching, Terrell Suggs finished third in tackles for loss and earned a Pro Bowl nod.

[15] After defeating the Houston Texans in the Divisional round they would go on to lose to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game 20–23.

Under his coaching, Terrell Suggs led the league in forced fumbles, 4th in tackles for loss, and 5th in sacks.

[24] During the regular season, they would defeat two playoff teams, the AFC East Champion New England Patriots, and the Cincinnati Bengals.

[34] After 2015, he left the Ravens to reunite with his former defensive coordinator, the new head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Chuck Pagano.

[36] The Colts let Erik Walden, Robert Mathis, and Mike Adams go, but signed defensive lineman Al Woods and Johnathan Hankins, linebackers John Simon, Jon Bostic and Jabaal Sheard.

[46] Several weeks following the retirement of Pagano after the 2020 season, it was reported that Monachino would not return to the Bears' coaching staff the following year.