The Chicago Bears decided on Friday to go in a “different direction” than Matt Eberflus, Firing the head coach Hours after a Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions. However, Eberflus maintained the holiday spirit and simply expressed his gratitude to the Bears in a Saturday statement obtained from CBS Sports.
I would like to thank the McCaskey family [general manager] “Ryan Poles for the opportunity to be the head coach of the Chicago Bears,” Eberflus said. “I would like to express my sincere thanks to the players for all their effort, commitment and resilience.” In every situation – in training, in games and especially in the face of adversity – you stuck together and gave great commitment to your team and each other .
“What I am most proud of,” Eberflus continued, “was the way you conducted yourself on and off the field and represented the Bears organization in the community with class. Thank you to the fans for your support and passion. I will.” I always have a deep appreciation for the Bears organization and the city of Chicago.
Eberflus, 54, went 14-32 in nearly three seasons as the Bears' head coach. Chicago improved from 3-14 to 7-10 in 2023, Eberflus' second year on the job, but the Bears' recent deficit to 4-8 in the 2024 season was marred by a series of questionable late-game decisions, including a miss, To make matters worse, taking a timeout as the time for a comeback against Detroit has run out.
Eberflus will be replaced by interim Thomas Brown For the remainder of the season, he became the Bears' first head coach, having been fired in the season when the McCaskey family owned the franchise. Brown began the 2024 season as Chicago's new passing game coordinator, but was promoted to offensive coordinator after just nine games after Shane Waldron, who had just joined the team this offseason, was fired.
