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2022 Chicago Bears season
OwnerVirginia Halas McCaskey
General managerRyan Poles
Head coachMatt Eberflus
Home fieldSoldier Field
Uniform

The 2022 season will be the Chicago Bears' 103rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under general manager Ryan Poles and new head coach Matt Eberflus. They are going to attempt to improve from their 6–11 record from the previous season.

Draft

Main article: 2022 NFL Draft
2022 Chicago Bears Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 7 Traded to the New York Giants
2 TBD
3 TBD
4 TBD Traded to the New York Giants
5 TBD
6 TBD
7 TBD

Notes

  • Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.


Staff

Offseason changes

Head coach

The Chicago Bears fired fourth-year head coach Matt Nagy on January 10, 2022, who most notably led the organization to one NFC North title and two NFL Playoffs appearances among other accolades.[1] Below are the current candidates for the position:

Candidate Team 2020–21 role Status
Doug Pederson     January 12, 2022 – First phase[2]
Brian Flores Miami Dolphins Head coach January 14, 2022 – First phase[3]
Jim Caldwell     January 15, 2022 – First phase[4]
Nathaniel Hackett Green Bay Packers Offensive coordinator January 15, 2022 – First phase[4]
Brian Daboll Buffalo Bills Offensive coordinator January 16, 2022 – First phase[5]
Matt Eberflus Indianapolis Colts Defensive coordinator January 17, 2022 – First phase[6]
January 26, 2022 – Second phase[7]
Byron Leftwich Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive coordinator January 21, 2022 – First phase[8]
Leslie Frazier Buffalo Bills Defensive coordinator January 21, 2022 – First phase[9]
Todd Bowles Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive coordinator January 22, 2022 – First phase[10]
Dan Quinn Dallas Cowboys Defensive coordinator January 22, 2022 – First phase[10]
January 26, 2022 – Second phase[7]

General manager

The Chicago Bears fired fourth-year general manager Ryan Pace on January 10, 2022, who most notably led the organization to draft Eddie Jackson, Tarik Cohen, and other draftees.[1] Below were the candidates for the position, and the Bears hired Kansas City Chiefs Executive Director of Player Personnel Ryan Poles on January 25, 2022.[11]

Candidate Team 2020–21 role Status
Glenn Cook Cleveland Browns VP of Player Personnel January 12, 2022 – Interview completed[2]
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Cleveland Browns VP of Football Operations January 13, 2022 – Interview completed[12]
Champ Kelly Chicago Bears Director of Pro Scouting January 13, 2022 – Interview completed[12]
Jeff Ireland New Orleans Saints General Manager Assistant January 14, 2022 – Interview completed[3]
Monti Ossenfort Tennessee Titans Director of Player Personnel January 15, 2022 – Interview completed[4]
Joe Schoen Buffalo Bills General Manager Assistant January 16, 2022 – Interview completed[5]
January 21, 2022 – Withdrew[13]
Ed Dodds Indianapolis Colts General Manager Assistant January 17, 2022 – Interview completed[6]
Eliot Wolf New England Patriots Front office consultant January 19, 2022 – Interview completed[14]
Ran Carthon San Francisco 49ers Director of Player Personnel January 20, 2022 – Interview completed[15]
Reggie McKenzie Miami Dolphins Senior personnel executive January 21, 2022 – Interview completed[8]
Ryan Poles Kansas City Chiefs Executive Director of Player Personnel January 21, 2022 – Interview completed[9]
January 25, 2022 – Hired[11]
Omar Khan Pittsburgh Steelers VP of Football Administration January 24, 2022 – Interview completed[16]
Morocco Brown Indianapolis Colts Director of College Scouting January 24, 2022 – Interview completed[16]

Directory

Chicago Bears staff
Front office
  • Secretary of the board of directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey
  • Chairman – George McCaskey
  • President/CEO – Kevin Warren
  • General manager – Ryan Poles
  • Assistant general manager – Ian Cunningham
  • Senior director of player personnel – Jeff King
  • Director of player personnel – Trey Koziol
  • Director of college scouting – Breck Ackley
  • Director of pro scouting – DJ Hord
  • Director of football administration – Matt Feinstein
  • Director of football analytics – Krithi Chandrakasan
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Eric Washington
  • Defensive line – Travis Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – Brian Bing
  • Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi
  • Cornerbacks/defensive passing game coordinator – Jon Hoke
  • Nickelbacks – David Overstreet II
  • Safeties – Andre Curtis
  • Defensive quality control – Kevin Koch
  • Defensive quality control – Kenny Norton III
  • Defensive analyst (advance/special projects) – Matt Pees
Special teams coaches
Coaching administration
  • Director of research and analysis – Harrison Freid
  • Coaching administration manager – Chavis Cook
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Jim Arthur
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Noble Landry
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Pierre Ngo

→ Coaching staff
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Current roster

Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 24, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 12 reserve, 14 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2022 opponents

Listed below are the Bears' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[17]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(NFC North)		 Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Conference opponents
(NFC East)		 Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Football Team		 Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Conference opponents
(based on 2021 division placement)		 San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons
Interconference opponents
(AFC East)		 Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins		 New England Patriots
New York Jets
Interconference opponent
(based on 2021 division placement)		 Houston Texans —

References

  1. ^ a b "Chicago Bears fire HC Matt Nagy & GM Ryan Pace". NFL. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Bears interview Browns' Glenn Cook for GM & Doug Pederson for HC". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Bears interview Ireland for GM, Flores for coach". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Bears interview Ossenfort for GM; Caldwell, Hackett for coach". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Bears interview Schoen for GM, Daboll for coach". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Bears interview Dodds for GM, Eberflus for coach". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Poles interviews Eberflus, Quinn for coaching job". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Bears interview McKenzie for GM, Leftwich for coach". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Bears interview Poles for GM, Frazier for coach". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Bears interview Bowles, Quinn for head coach". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Bears hire Ryan Poles as general manager". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Bears interview Adofo-Mensah, Kelly for GM position". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Giants hire Joe Schoen as general manager". New York Giants. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Bears interview Wolf for GM position". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Bears interview Ran Carthon for GM position". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Bears interview Khan, Brown for general manager job". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  17. ^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
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