One NFL front office executive called Chicago Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown "the real deal" in comments made to ESPN's Courtney Cronin amid her

The Chicago Bears did something they'd never done before when they fired head coach Matt Eberflus in the middle of the season following Thanksgiving meltdown against the Detroit Lions. The Bears then promoted offensive coordinator Thomas Brown to interim head coach.

The day a new Chicago Bears coach is introduced can be one of the most thrilling for fans. Here’s a look back at when each of the team’s previous 17 coaches — and Thomas Brown, its 18th — were introduced by team management.

Newly appointed Chicago Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown is coming in and looking to change the culture inside the locker room. Following the firing of former coach Matt Eberflus, many of the conversations,

The mission for Thomas Brown, now that he has chosen to accept it, indeed seems impossible. With five games remaining in a sinking Chicago Bears season, Brown is suddenly at the helm of a damaged and wayward ship in stormy seas,

After Brown was given the Bears' interim head coach job and before he flew home to see his family, he met with Eberflus.