The new Bears head coach is 38 years old, born in Tucker, Ga. A football player at Tucker High School, he graduated with a degree in speech communications from

The mid-season firing is a first for the franchise team and comes just hours after Eberflus said during a Zoom press conference that he was confident he would coach the 49ers game

The decision to fire Eberflus marks the first time in franchise history that the Bears have parted ways with a head coach in the middle of the season. Following the announcement of his departure, it was also announced that Thomas Brown has been named interim head coach,