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2018 Chicago Bears season
OwnerThe McCaskey Family
General managerRyan Pace
Head coachMatt Nagy
Home fieldSoldier Field
Local radioWBBM · WCFS · WLEY · WSCR

The 2018 Chicago Bears season will be the franchise's upcoming 1st season in the National Football League and the first under new head coach Matt Nagy, the franchise's fourth coach this decade. The Bears hope to seek their first winning season since 2012.

Offseason

Organizational changes

On January 1, 2018, head coach John Fox was fired after spending three seasons with the Bears, compiling a 14–34 record.[1] Two days later, the Bears began interviewing for the position starting with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, followed by Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards (January 4), Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur and New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels (January 5), Philadelphia Eagles quarterback coach John DeFilippo (January 6), and Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy (January 7).[2] The day after his interview, Nagy was ultimately hired as the 16th head coach in franchise history.[3][4]

Nagy's first assistant coach hiring was Harry Hiestand as offensive line coach, joining the team on January 10; Hiestand had spent the last six seasons with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the same position, while also working as the OL coach for the Bears from 2005–2009.[5] Two days later, the Bears replaced offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains, who departed the Bears to join the Miami Dolphins in the same position on January 4,[6] with former Oregon Ducks head coach Mark Helfrich, while also hiring three new coaches: former Bears assistants Chris Tabor and Charles London as special teams and running backs coaches, respectively, and Mike Furrey as wide receivers coach. Tabor served as an assistant special teams coach with the team from 2008–2010 before joining the Cleveland Browns as the special teams coordinator, while London had spent the last three seasons as the running backs coach of the Houston Texans.[7] A former wide receiver, Furrey was Nagy's New York Dragons teammate in the Arena Football League in 2002, which was followed by an eight-year NFL career, including a 2006 campaign in which he ranked second in the league in receptions with 98; he was most recently the head coach of the Limestone Saints football team.[8][9] During the day, Fangio signed a three-year extension to remain in Chicago.[10] On January 13, the Bears hired New York Giants tight ends coach Kevin M. Gilbride to serve in the same role.[11]

Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL Draft
2018 Chicago Bears Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 8
2 39
4 TBD
4 TBD
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

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

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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 12, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 9 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

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

Regular season

2018 opponents

Listed below are the Bears' opponents for 2018. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[12]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(NFC North)		 Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Conference opponents
(NFC West)		 Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks		 Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Conference opponents
(based on 2017 division placement)		 Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Giants
Interconference opponents
(AFC East)		 New England Patriots
New York Jets		 Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins

References

  1. ^ Patra, Kevin (January 1, 2018). "Chicago Bears fire coach John Fox after 5-11 season". National Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Stankevitz, JJ (January 7, 2018). "Where the Bears' coaching search stands after one week and six interviews". WMAQ-TV. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Biggs, Brad (January 8, 2018). "Bears hire Matt Nagy as franchise's 16th head coach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Patra, Kevin. "Matt Nagy named head coach of Chicago Bears". NFL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Stankevitz, JJ (January 10, 2018). "In Harry Hiestand, Matt Nagy hits a home run on his first swing at Bears' coaching staff". WMAQ-TV. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Patra, Kevin (January 4, 2018). "Dowell Loggains to be named Miami Dolphins OC". National Football League. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  7. ^ Finley, Patrick (January 12, 2018). "Bears make 3 coaching hires official, still wait on coordinator Vic Fangio". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Bears Hire Mike Furrey As Wide Receivers Coach". WBBM-TV. January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Limestone football coach Mike Furrey steps down". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  10. ^ Dickerson, Jeff (January 12, 2018). "Vic Fangio agrees to new deal to remain with Bears". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  11. ^ Smith, Michael David (January 13, 2018). "Bears add Kevin Gilbride Jr. to coaching staff". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "2018 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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