The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City
Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach,
hoping he can help lift a foundering NFL franchise emerge from one
of its worst runs in history.
The Bears announced the move Monday, a week after firing coach John
Fox. The Bears are just 14-34 record in the past three years for a
.292 winning percentage that ranks as the second-lowest in their
history. They Bears were 5-11 this past season.
The 39-year-old Nagy spent the past 10 seasons working under Andy
Reid in Philadelphia and Kansas City. He did not call plays until
late this season, but drew praise for his work with Chiefs
quarterback Alex Smith. In Chicago, he will be trying to develop
No. 2 overall draft pick Mitchell Trubisky.
The Chiefs won the AFC West, only to blow an 18-point halftime lead
in a playoff loss to Tennessee on Saturday. The Bears met with Nagy
in Kansas City on Sunday and wasted little time hiring him.
Chicago also interviewed Philadelphia quarterbacks coach John
DeFilippo, Minnesota and New England offensive coordinators Pat
Shurmur and Josh McDaniels, Vikings defensive coordinator George
Edwards and Chicago defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
Nagy becomes the 16th head coach for the Bears.
