Tennessee State football coach Eddie George interviewed with the Chicago Bears on Sunday about their head coaching vacancy.

The Chicago Bears interviewed Tennessee State coach Eddie George, the Heisman Trophy-winning former NFL running back, for their head coach vacancy Sunday. The 51-year-old George is 24-22 in four seasons at Tennessee State and is coming off leading the Tigers to a tie for first place in the OVC–Big South Football Association and a postseason berth.

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.

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

The Bears announced they have completed an interview with Tennessee State coach Eddie George on Sunday. George is the 17th coach to interview for the position.

Tennessee State coach Eddie George will interview for the Chicago Bears’ vacant head coach job Sunday, per FOX Sports. The Bears have cast a wide net in their search to replace Matt Eberflus, as the franchise has already interviewed 16 candidates for the job.

The Bears got their man in Ben Johnson. And ECD will review what had been a tremendous process featuring no fewer than 17 confirmed interviews.

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.

Stability can be gained by adding experience. Similar to 2015, the Bears’ search feels purposeful after the team failed with Eberflus, who lacked previous head coaching experience. In 2022, the Bears chose Eberflus over Dan Quinn and Jim Caldwell, their two other finalists, both of whom had been head coaches.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams recently discussed being pranked by somebody texting him, pretending to be Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. The prankster told Williams he was taking the Bears head coaching job.

The Miami Dolphins have reason to be a little more worried that they could be losing defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. The New Orleans Saints will be bringi