From the moment the Bears fired coach Matt Eberflus, they were committed to conducting a wide-ranging and deliberate search for a new coach.

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.

Per league source, Eddie George’s interview for the Chicago ... George was on the Bear staff under Matt Eberflus as an off-season assistant coach for one camp but is the head coach at Tennessee ...

The Chicago Bears will interview Eddie George in person Sunday for their head coaching position, The Tennessean reported. George, 51, rushed for more than 10,000 yards in the NFL from

George, the former Titans star running back, will be the third candidate to interview in person as Chicago ramps up its search.

The Chicago Bears will interview Eddie George in person Sunday for their ... The Bears, who fired head coach Matt Eberflus on Nov. 29 after a 4-8 start in his third season, have been casting ...

The former NFL running back who was a training camp assistant in 2023 for the Bears will have an interview for the vacant Bears head coaching position according to a Fox Sports report.

As former Bears coach Matt Eberflus sets up his new staff as Cowboys defensive coordinator, he is taking two assistants with him. The Cowboys announced Wednesday that they hired linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi and safeties coach Andre Curtis to those same positions under Eberflus.

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.

Not only does it work for the Rooney Rule, it also makes sense that Matt Eberflus will want Andre Curtis here to oversee his secondary.