Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich and now George. This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Bears complete head coach interview with Eddie George

The Bears interviewed former NFL running back and current Tennessee State University coach Eddie George in person on Sunday, the team announced. The team is familiar with George, a Heisman Trophy winner and Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee, as he spent time with Chicago during the 2023 offseason as a Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching fellow in OTAs.

Eddie George, who just completed his fourth season as Tennessee State's football coach, interviewed Sunday for the Chicago Bears' head coaching job.

Eddie George, former NFL star and TSU head coach, interviews with the Chicago Bears for the head coach position. He's the 17th candidate interviewed by the Bears.

The Chicago Bears are giving a look to a former star running back as they look to fill their head coaching vacancy. Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reported that

The Bears brought in former NFL running back Eddie George for an in-person interview Sunday. George has coached HBCU Tennessee State for the past four seasons.

January 19 - The Chicago Bears will interview Eddie George in person Sunday for ... Chicago met with Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores on Friday, and with Buffalo Bills ...

The Chicago Bears will interview Eddie George in person Sunday for their head coaching ... Chicago met with Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores on Friday, and with Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Baltimore Ravens ...

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

After a 5-12, last-place season that included 10 consecutive losses and the in-season firings of coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Chicago Bears embarked on a wide-ranging search to hire the franchise’s next head coach.

The recruitment of Liam Coen by the Jaguars really does seem like a Coen brothers film. Beyond the impact of an unenforceable side deal that his new contract with the Buccaneers was contingent on Coen not going to Jacksonville for an in-person interview, the Jaguars benefited from Coen making a secret trip to Duval County.

In the AFC, the Chiefs are back on the doorstep of the Super Bowl for the seventh straight season and taking on the Bills in what’s become one of the preeminent rivalries in the NFL this decade. In the NFC,