Field Level Media
25 Nov 2021, 06:25 GMT+10
Matt Nagy is staying with the Chicago Bears. That's if the team's chairman, George McCaskey, is to be believed.
Multiple outlets have reported that McCaskey met with Bears players and coaches Wednesday, telling the team there was no truth to the report that their head coach would be fired after the Bears (3-7) play the Detroit Lions (0-9-1) on Thanksgiving Day.
Neither McCaskey nor anyone else in the front office has yet to comment on the matter publicly.
On Tuesday, Nagy denied the Patch.com report that said the Detroit game would be his last.
"That is not accurate," Nagy said, adding that he didn't expect any public votes of confidence as his attention was preparing for the Lions.
"We all have our own decisions as to how we do things, and I think this whole entire time, for me and for ownership, we've had great communication," Nagy said. "Again, it's focused on Detroit. That's what it is."
The Bears have lost five consecutive games and will start backup Andy Dalton at quarterback against the winless Lions.
Nagy's Bears have scored just 163 points this season as they've tried to work in rookie first-round draft pick Justin Fields into the fold, despite Nagy's background as an offensive coach. Only the Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans and Lions have scored fewer points.
Nagy has finished 8-8 the last two seasons after going 12-4 and winning the NFC North in his first season as Bears coach in 2018.
"My focus is on these players and Detroit, and that's it. That's my job as a head coach and a leader, is to do that. These players have been amazing," he said. "They've been great. You have this quick turnaround after a loss like (Sunday's to the Ravens), and now here you go. The only thing we can do is focus on the now and do everything we can. Thursday is going to be here quickly."
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