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Ben Johnson has hired a handful of coaches already. Here's what to know about every new coach the Bears have hired ahead of the 2025 season.
The Dallas Cowboys hired former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator. Eberflus will return to Dallas, where he coached linebackers for seven years.
Former Chicago Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown will reportedly join Mike Vrabel's coaching staff in New England, where he will be the tight ends coach and passing game coordinator. The Bears went 1-4 with Brown as their interim head coach.
The Chicago Bears have reportedly hired Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator. Ben Johnson has found two of his top assistants.
Ben Johnson is the new man in charge at Halas Hall. Here are three things he can do right now to fix the Chicago Bears.
Philosophically, Ben Johnson sounds like a complete 180-degree turn from Matt Eberflus. Here's why Johnson is a completely different coach from his predecessor, based on what he said during his introduction Wednesday.
Job No. 1 for new Bears coach Ben Johnson will be to fill out his coaching staff. Here's what we know so far about Johnson's search for his offensive and defensive coordinators.
The Bears made Ben Johnson a priority. In doing so, they landed a coveted coaching candidate. Here are three questions that Johnson and the Bears must answer next.
The Chicago Bears officially hired Ben Johnson as their head coach Tuesday, who many considered to be the top candidate this year. Here's how Johnson's resume compares to other recent Bears head coach hirings.
The Bears are expected to hire Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their head coach, per multiple reports
The Bears have cast their net far and wide. Which of the offensive coordinators on their list would make the best head coach? Here's a look at four prominent ones.
Are the Bears taking too long? Are they casting too wide of a net? The Bears' coaching search likely has a long way to go.
Mike McCarthy, who the Bears requested last week, is now a free agent. The Bears also interviewed Ron Rivera and Thomas Brown recently. Here's the latest on the team's coaching search.
Has Teven Jenkins played his final game with the Bears? The former second-round draft pick said he's mentally preparing to hit free agency in March. Injuries limited Jenkins once again in 2024.
Ben Johnson is among the hottest head coaching candidates. But who is he and how does he potentially fit with the Bears? Here's what Bears fans should know about Johnson.
The Bears began their coaching search Wednesday by interviewing former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel. Here's why Vrabel could be a good fit in Chicago.
Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles met with reporters at Halas Hall on Tuesday a couple days after his team ended a disappointing season. Here are five of the most interesting things he said Tuesday.
Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles aren’t just hiring a coach. They’re trying to reverse nearly 15 years of history. Bears fans have every right to be skeptical.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams learned a lot during his rookie season. On Monday at Halas Hall, Williams shared those lessons and what he's looking forward to in the coming year.
Nobody knows what's wrong with the Bears more than the coach who just tried to fix this mess. Here's how interim head coach Thomas Brown says he would go about rebuilding the Bears.
The Bears have already interviewed at least a dozen candidates for their head coaching job. Here's the latest on the team's coaching search.
The NFL's Week 18 wraps up on Sunday. The Bears' coaching search can begin in earnest on Monday. Here's what that looks like for Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren.
The Bears close out the 2024 season with a trip to Lambeau Field. Here are the top storylines to watch in this Week 18 matchup.
Only one Bears player earned a Pro Bowl spot for the 2024 season. Cornerback Jaylon Johnson will appear in his second Pro Bowl
Is general manager Ryan Poles the right man to fix the Bears? Here are the best and worst moves that Poles has made during his tenure as Bears GM.
The Bears scored just three points and fans chanted "sell the team" at Soldier Field. Here are the five big takeaways from Thursday's loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
The Bears will play their final home game on Thursday at Soldier Field. Will the home crowd show up for this one? Will Thomas Brown's team? Here are the top five storylines to watch ahead of Bears vs. Seahawks.
The Bears are out of answers. Rookie Rome Odunze said the Bears "all carry that burden" of a nine-game losing streak. Inside another demoralized Bears locker room following a third-consecutive blowout loss.
The Bears were blown out again, this time by the Detroit Lions. Caleb Williams played well, but it didn't change the outcome. Jameson Williams had a big day for Detroit, while Bears left tackle Braxton Jones left on a cart. Here are the five big takeaways from Sunday.
The Chicago Bears return to action Sunday against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field. Stay here all game long for live updates.
The Bears will take their second crack at the vaunted Detroit Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field. Here are the top storylines to watch in Sunday's game.
Another goal-line debacle Monday in Minnesota felt emblematic of the 2024 Chicago Bears. Interim head coach Thomas Brown's team failed to score in the first half once again and lost its eighth consecutive game.
The first game without Matt Eberflus made it painfully apparent that the Bears roster is not a deep one. How much of that is Ryan Poles' fault?
Can the Bears shake off a poor effort last week against San Francisco and rebound in an NFC North matchup against Minnesota on Monday? Here are the top five storylines to watch ahead of this week's game.
Caleb Williams made it clear on Thursday that he still believes general manager Ryan Poles is the right man to fix the Chicago Bears. Here's why.
Could Caleb Williams set the NFL sack record? Will he reach 20 touchdown passes? Will he ever throw another interception? Here are the numbers that stand out for Williams heading into the final four games.
Pretty much everything went wrong from the beginning. Caleb Williams and the Bears offense struggled, the 49ers ran circles around the Bears defense, and Kyle Shanahan squashed any notion that he'd be traded. Here are the five big takeaways.
Sunday could have signified the start of a new era for the Bears. Instead, interim head coach Thomas Brown's looked like it was checked out.
The Chicago Bears didn’t get any bump from interim head coach Thomas Brown on Sunday as they lost their seventh straight game, this time a 38-13 blowout to the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. Here’s what you need to know.
The Chicago Bears return to action on Sunday in their first game with Thomas Brown as interim head coach. Stay here all game long for live updates.
The Bears will play their first game under interim head coach Thomas Brown on Sunday. Here are the top five storylines to watch ahead of Bears vs. 49ers.
Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles have five weeks to begin building their head coach wish list. Here’s a lengthy list of potential candidates who the Chicago Bears could consider interviewing.
Matt Eberflus' biggest failure as Chicago Bears head coach was his inability to manage the clock in the final minutes. Interim coach Thomas Brown has a plan in place to fix that.
Bears players could sense that change was coming after a disappointing Thanksgiving Day loss to the Detroit Lions. After the game, frustrations boiled over in the locker room.
The Bears returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since firing head coach Matt Eberflus. Top playmakers DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and D'Andre Swift all sat out practice due to injuries. Here's the latest Bears injury news.
Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren and GM Ryan Poles will look for the team's next head coach "in tandem," but Poles will be the "point person" during this process. So what will that actually look like? Here's what we know so far.
Chicago Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown met with reporters Monday for the first time since the team fired former head coach Matt Eberflus on Friday. Here are five of the most interesting things Brown said Monday.
At this point, the wins and losses probably don't matter for the Bears. Instead, Bears fans should be watching some of the team's young stars during the final five games. Here are four young players to watch with an eye toward 2025.
When the Bears became the laughing stock of the NFL on Thanksgiving Day, team president Kevin Warren and general manager Ryan Poles had no choice but to make a change. Time had run out on the Matt Eberflus era.
The Bears have fired head coach Matt Eberflus one day after a head-scratching finish in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. Shaw Local's Sean Hammond and Michal Dwojak discuss Eberflus' firing and what it means for the organization moving forward