Bears Interviewing Interim HC Thomas Brown For HC Vacancy

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports the Bears are interviewing interim HC Thomas Brown for their HC opening on Monday.

The following is an update on the Bears HC search:

• Lions OC Ben Johnson (Interviewed)
• Lions DC Aaron Glenn (Interviewed)
• Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver (Interviewed)
• Cardinals OC Drew Petzing (Interviewed)
• Giants OC Mike Kafka (Interviewed)
• Vikings DC Brian Flores (Requested)
• Steelers OC Arthur Smith (Requested)
• Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy (Denied)
• Ravens OC Todd Monken (Requested)
• Former Stanford HC David Shaw (Requested)
• Former Titans HC Mike Vrabel (Scheduled)
• Bills OC Joe Brady (Requested)
• Former Seahawks HC Pete Carroll (Interviewed)
• Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury (Requested)
• Former Panthers & Commanders HC Ron Rivera (Interviewed)
• Iowa State HC Matt Campbell
• Broncos DC Vance Joseph
• Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman
• Bears interim HC Thomas Brown (Scheduled)

Brown, 38, is a former NFL running back who played for the Falcons and Browns during his career. His coaching career began in 2011 as Georgia’s strength and conditioning coach and became the running backs coach for Chattanooga, Marshall, Wisconsin, and Georgia before becoming Miami’s offensive coordinator from 2016-2018. 

After one season as South Carolina’s running backs coach, Brown was hired by the Rams in 2020 to the same position. He was promoted to assistant head coach and TE coach in 2022. 

The Panthers hired Brown as their offensive coordinator last February but he lasted just one year in Carolina along with the rest of the coaching staff. The Bears hired him as the passing game coordinator back in January and he was promoted to offensive coordinator and then interim head coach this season.