General manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus are still looking around for the next offensive coordinator for the Bears. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Bears asked to interview Marcus Brady, the senior offensive assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles, on Thursday, bringing the total number of contenders for the role to seven.
Brady, 44, has been a member of the Eagles’ offensive line for the past two seasons. He worked with the Indianapolis Colts as a member of Frank Reich’s staff prior to that. Brady was the offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts in 2021 and 2022, as well as the team’s assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018 and 2020. Midway through the 2022 season, he was let go by the Colts.
From 2018 to 2021, Brady was employed in Indianapolis for Eberflus.
Brady was the offensive coordinator for the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts before to joining the Colts. In 2017, he worked for former Bears head coach Marc Trestman.
Brady is the second applicant not related to the Shanahan-McVay family that the Bears have interviewed. The only other contender with an alternative offensive background is Greg Roman, a former offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens.
Five members of the Shanahan and McVay families have either been interviewed by the Bears or have been requested to do so: offensive coordinator Shane Waldron of the Seattle Seahawks, quarterbacks coach Greg Olso of the Seahawks, offensive coordinator Liam Coen of Kentucky, and pass game coordinator Klint Kubiak of the San Francisco 49ers
One starter’s level of participation declined when the Lions moved from a walkthrough practice on Wednesday to a regular practice on Thursday.
tense conclusion On Wednesday, Sam LaPorta was expected to be fully engaged in practice; however, on Thursday, he only participated in a restricted session. Despite suffering a knee injury in Week 18, LaPorta participated in and scored a touchdown in the Rams’ victory last Sunday.
The only other changes from the initial report of the week were linebacker Alex Anzalone (shoulder, ribs) who went from restricted to full participation and center Frank Ragnow (knee, back, toe, rest) who went from not practicing to full participation.
The only other player on the active roster who wasn’t fully involved was wide receiver Kalif Raymond (knee), who was also sidelined.