February 15, 2025
The Bears will reportedly interview former Titans RB Eddie George for the head coaching job

The Bears will reportedly interview former Titans RB Eddie George for the head coaching job

Eddie George has been the head coach of the Tennessee State Tigers for four seasons. (Photo by Tommy Martino/University of Montana/Getty Images)

Eddie George has been the head coach of the Tennessee State Tigers for four seasons. (Photo by Tommy Martino/University of Montana/Getty Images)

It’s rare that an interview with an NFL head coach comes as a complete surprise. But the Chicago Bears did it.

According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, the Bears will interview Eddie George for their vacant head coach position on Sunday. George, a Heisman Trophy winner who had more than 10,000 rushing yards in his NFL career and coached at Tennessee State University, was not listed as a candidate for any of the vacant NFL jobs.

George is just 24-22, Tennessee State’s head coach, but is coming off a good season. He placed second for the Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year award after leading his team to a 9-4 record. The Tigers finished their conference championship in a four-way tie and reached the FCS playoffs for the second time since 1999.

George is well known to football fans. He won a Heisman Trophy at Ohio State in 1995, was selected in the first round by the Houston Oilers and had seven 1,000-yard seasons for the Oilers, then the Tennessee Titans after the franchise moved. He spent the final season of his career with the Dallas Cowboys. He had no coaching experience when Tennessee State hired him as head coach in 2021.

The Bears have had a vacancy since Matt Eberflus was fired following a tough Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions. The Bears went 5-12 but have some interesting players, including Caleb Williams, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Chicago has interviewed several candidates, most notably Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and former Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy. Almost two weeks into the offseason, they had a surprising new name on their roster.

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