The Chicago Bears are narrowing down their head coaching search, with Super Bowl champion Pete Carroll set to interview for the position. While the team initially requested to speak with Mike McCarthy, the former Packers coach, they are now focusing on Carroll. This comes after the Bears were linked to numerous other candidates, including several offensive and defensive coordinators.
The Bears ’ head coaching search seems to be heating up — but there’s one option that’s already out of the question. The Bears had requested to talk to the former Packers head coach whose contract is set to expire on Jan. 14. Instead, Chicago is expected to bring in Super Bowl champion Pete Carroll for an interview for the job on Thursday.
The Bears have been linked to more than a dozen names since the season’s end, including Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel and Steelers OC Arthur Smith. He expressed confidence in his coaching abilities after the Cowboys’ season-ending loss to the Commanders on Sunday despite his status being one of the hottest topics during this round of the coaching carousel. “I have a lot of confidence in myself as a head coach. But, you know, I think like anything, body of work and all of the statistics, I think it’s more about the program, the details of what needs to be done, how can we get better,” McCarthy said. “All those things go into these decisions of whether you originally get the job or continuing to move forward. So I’m definitely in position with Jerry to move forward. I mean, there’s no question about that in my mind.
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