Day 12 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I woke up this morning, looked outside, and thought about how being at Wrigley Field on a Friday at 1:20 p.m. CT could fix me right now. Summer is coming … right?
I started writing this top Bullet about the Atlanta Falcons hiring away Bears Assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham, then stopped when I realized it was rapidly becoming a post. With that being said, one thing that I’ll share here as a lead point is that I am struggling to strike a balance between feeling good for Cunningham (no matter how you slice it, it is a sign of respect when other franchises hire away your favorite team’s front office guys) and being annoyed that Chicago’s football team isn’t getting the compensatory draft choices that should be coming their way based on the rules laid out by the league. We’ll dive into that more later this morning. You can read Matt’s post on the news story here.CHECK OUT A NEW EPISODE OF THE BN BEARS PODCAST: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
“So, when you have success and you win games, normally that’s what happens. I know we already have some slips coming through that other teams would like to interview some of our guys. And I’m all for it, man. I want these guys to continue to ascend, anything I can do to help them out. … So if a guy wants to continue to build upon what we started then, then I would love that as well. But this is a five-star staff and it’s no surprise to me that we got a number of coaches that are garnering interest right now.”
This is what former Bears running backs coach Eric Bieniemy had to say about leaving Chicago to rejoin Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs:Eric Bieniemy said it was tough to leave a place that felt like home in Chicago, but when Big Red picks up the phone, "that's the only person that you'll say you know what, it may be time to return home." #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/uGUZjx6G7v
— Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) January 28, 2026 Even at age 67, there is an aura surrounding Andy Reid. So I can’t blame Bieniemy for leaving to get the offensive coordinator title. I wonder if this positions him to possibly be Big Red’s understudy? Don’t get it twisted. I’m not trying to push Reid out of the league. However, I do think about NFL succession plans for older coaches. Would the Chiefs want to keep it in the family? Does Reid have enough pull to present a line of succession that ownership would sign off on? This is fascinating stuff that is worth discussing over drinks in the offseason. The Philadelphia Eagles hired Sean Mannion to be their new offensive coordinator. Mannion was previously Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach. Former Bears head coach Matt Nagy was among the candidates who were reportedly interviewed for that opening. And, suddenly, I’m wondering if Nagy takes the year off and tries to pop up in next year’s coaching cycle as an assistant or position coach. This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think Nagy could have a career in media doing analyst work. We’ve seen coaches like Dave Wannstedt do it in Chicago, so I don’t think it is implausible to believe Nagy could pull it off, too. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) CBS Sports has grades for new hires among the offensive and defensive coordinators. I feel like it is worth sharing that the Lions hiring Drew Petzing garnered a C-plus grade, while the Packers were given an A-minus for bringing on Jonathan Gannon as their new defensive coordinator. Meanwhile, the aforementioned Eric Bieniemy’s hire in Kansas City got a B-minus grade. It’s always good to know what Bears rivals are doing. I don’t know whose idea it was to load up Super Bowl jerseys with patches or lay them out this way, but I do know that the literal optics aren’t great. This is an eyesore and if I have to be the only one who says it out loud, then so be it:.@DrakeMaye2 days until the Super Bowl!!! pic.twitter.com/4mXFKjgcwC
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 29, 2026Details on the SBLX jersey. ? pic.twitter.com/MnZuYfKhQ1
— xz* – Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 30, 2026 It sounds like ESPN is going all-in with a promotional blitz after Super Bowl LX to showcase how the network will have its first Super Bowl next year. To be clear, the game will still be aired over the air on ABC. So don’t worry about needing another streaming subscription to watch the Bears in the big game next year. But because of its reach, influence, assets, and talent at ESPN’s disposal, the network has an opportunity to create the best Super Bowl viewing experience in modern television history. Here’s hoping the head honchos out there take advantage of the situation and give fans something worth their money. A first-time head coach meets his Pro Bowl quarterback:“You know we tried to draft your ass last year.”New Browns coach Todd Monken meets his new QB1: pic.twitter.com/g6nl3IOVFm
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