NEWSLETTER
After parting ways with Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy on Monday, the Chicago Bears and their search team led by Bill Polian have wasted no time sending out interview requests for potential general manager and head coach candidates this week. If you haven’t been feverishly tracking and documenting the happenings as Luis has here at BN Bears, you’ve probably missed someone or someones. That’s why we’ve put together this list of potential candidates thus far for you today.
Before we get into who the Bears have requested to interview so far, it’s important to note that these requests are mandatory first steps in setting up interviews with potential candidates and are more or less informal Zoom meetings where the search team can gain some base-level familiarity with each candidate and potentially narrow their final list down a bit considering the wide-ranging net that they’ve cast in the first 72 hours of this search.
It’s also important to note; there’s absolutely nothing wrong with casting a wide net at this point in the search. It’s a welcomed change from the past coaching and front office searches with this organization. After botching this process so many times before, it’s better to leave no stone unturned this time, right? All right, let’s get down to it.
General Manager Candidates with Reported Interview Requests
• Eliot Wolf (New England Patriots – Director of Scouting)
Bears Asked to Interview Pats Executive Eliot Wolf, Whose Dad Built Those Pain-in-the-Butt 90’s Packers Teamshttps://t.co/SX7R3T5XxZ
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 12, 2022
• Omar Khan (Pittsburgh Steelers – VP of Football and Business Administration)
Bears to Request Interview With Steelers VP of Football and Business Administration Omar Khanhttps://t.co/P0jOxsl2hK pic.twitter.com/C5ToYcZMGO
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 12, 2022
• Joe Schoen (Buffalo Bills – Assistant General Manager)
Bears Have Requested an Interview With a Third Buffalo Bill: Assistant GM Joe Schoen https://t.co/NnYnJd4LjL
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 12, 2022
• Ran Carthon (San Francisco 49ers – Director of Player Personnel)
49ers Director of Player Personnel Ran Carthon Has Reportedly Received Interview Requests From the Bears and Giantshttps://t.co/lJlhUzPEwU
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Rick Smith (Houston Texans – Executive Vice President of Football Operations, 2006-17)
The Bears Are Interested in Interviewing Rick Smith For Their GM Opening (And the Feelings Are Reportedly Mutual)https://t.co/FiWcqu1121
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Jeff Ireland (New Orleans Saints – Assistant General Manager)
Let's Add Jeff Ireland to the List of GM Candidates the Bears Have Requested to Interview https://t.co/lz9DNVP9zk
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Ed Dodds (Indianapolis Colts – Assistant General Manager)
Indianapolis Colts Assistant GM Ed Dodds is on the Chicago Bears Interview Request Listhttps://t.co/Fi2YwmZ7ch
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Glenn Cook (Cleveland Browns – VP of Player Personnel), Kwesi Adofo-Mensah (Cleveland Browns – VP of Football Operations)
Bears Have Reportedly Asked to Interview TWO Browns Front Office Execs for Vacant GM Jobhttps://t.co/mqcwwU7Zgn
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Morocco Brown (Indianapolis Colts – Director of College Scouting)
REPORT: Morocco Brown is Expected to Interview for the Chicago Bears GM Openinghttps://t.co/nyPQMi2Tiv pic.twitter.com/qeJLtMvrfW
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 10, 2022
Head Coach Candidates with Reported Interview Requests
• Dan Quinn (Dallas Cowboys – Defensive Coordinator)
The Bears Are Asking to Interview Cowboys DC Dan Quinn (Who Was Apparently Ryan Pace’s No. 1 Choice in 2015) https://t.co/lYCmlHGIRv
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Matt Eberflus (Indianapolis Colts – Defensive Coordinator)
Even More Colts Connections: The Bears Are Requesting to Interview Indy’s DC Matt Eberflushttps://t.co/MZvmUSCCFW
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Brian Flores (Miami Dolphins – Head Coach, 2019-21)
(Suddenly Available) Brian Flores Could Be Just What the Bears Needhttps://t.co/8T1Vf6smIT pic.twitter.com/dyjBO5wtFn
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 12, 2022
• Byron Leftwich (Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Offensive Coordinator), Todd Bowles (Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Defensive Coordinator)
The Bears Have Requested Interviews With Bucs Coordinators Byron Leftwich *AND* Todd Bowleshttps://t.co/K7IyfUfA5a
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Nathaniel Hackett (Green Bay Packers – Offensive Coordinator)
Chicago Bears Have Requested to Interview Green Bay Packers Offensive Coordinator Nathanial Hackett – https://t.co/zwm7IFHhv4 pic.twitter.com/yQmZYWetxr
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Brian Daboll (Buffalo Bills – Offensive Coordinator)
The Bears Have Reportedly Requested to Interview Bills Offensive Coordinator Brian Dabollhttps://t.co/ts0XJQN77G pic.twitter.com/6Qn5cYU4Uu
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Doug Pederson (Philadelphia Eagles – Head Coach, 2016-2020)
The Bears Reportedly Are Planning an Interview With Super Bowl Winning Coach Doug Pedersonhttps://t.co/WCAZsHAeEd
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 11, 2022
• Leslie Frazier (Buffalo Bills – Defensive Coordinator)
Bears Have Reportedly Requested an Interview with Bills DC Leslie Frazier for Head Coach Vacancyhttps://t.co/AL47QNkfwa pic.twitter.com/tzxTve6gMh
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 10, 2022
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Alright, you got all that? So far, at the time of publishing, the Bears have been reported to have requested interviews with ten general manager candidates and nine head coaching candidates in the last 72 hours. Whew!
