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Report: Bears plan to interview Eddie George for head coach

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

Gene Chamberlain

Eddie George of Tennessee State, a former Bears camp assistant, will be interviewed for Bears head coach according to a report by Jay Glazer.
Eddie George of Tennessee State, a former Bears camp assistant, will be interviewed for Bears head coach according to a report by Jay Glazer. / Stephanie Amador / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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The Bears have added former NFL running back Eddie George to their list of coaches to interview, according to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer.

The interview is being held Sunday morning, ESPN's Courtney Cronin reported.

This is likely to be regarded as more of a courtesy interview since George lacks the experience necessary to be an NFL head coach. It does, however, mean the Bears have met the Rooney Rule requirement that they interview two minority candidates.

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 State. He was part of the Bears staff in 2023 on a Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.

George was runner-up for the 2024 Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year won by Montana State's Brent Vigen.

George was also the Big South/Ohio Valley Conference coach of the year after leading his team to a 9-4 record. He has a 24-22 record in four seasons at the school

As a player, George rushed for 10,441 yards in eight seasons for the Oilers/Titans and one season for Dallas.

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Gene Chamberlain
GENE CHAMBERLAIN

BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.