After a 5-12, last-place season that included 10 consecutive losses and the in-season firings of coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Chicago Bears are now embarking on a search to hire the franchise’s next head coach.

The Bears coaching search rumbles into the second week with almost 20 candidates up for the job. The latest: Mike Vrabel's name is off the list, choosing instead to go back to New England to coach the Patriots.

The Bears reached into their past for their latest head coaching interview. The team announced that they have completed an interview with Ron Rivera on Sunday. He is the eighth candidate to meet with the Bears, although Mike Vrabel is now out of the running because he’s accepted an offer to coach the Patriots.

The NFL regular season wrapped up on Sunday and the playoffs began on Saturday, but that just means plenty of teams are officially kicking off their offseason. And several of the struggling ones are beginning with massive changes up top,

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns let Mike Vrabel out of his consulting agreement early on Monday so he could get a jump on the 2025 head coaching cycle, and five days later, he’s interviewing for the Jets’ vacancy today.

Current and former Patriots weren’t surprised Sunday when news broke that New England hired former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history.

Who will be the New York Jets' GM? A new frontrunner has emerged in the event that the Jets hire Mike Vrabel as their next head coach.

Vrabel is the second known coaching candidate to meet with the Jets, who announced they completed their interview with him.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets interviewed Mike Vrabel ... Commanders and Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera on Thursday. Vrabel is expected to be a popular head coaching candidate ...

The Bears are set to interview former Panthers and Commanders head coach Ron Rivera for their coaching vacancy.

The first interview, Mike Vrabel, was the first to be named ... former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera and former Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown.

The Chicago Bears have reached into their past and interviewed former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera for their head coaching job.