Warren: Poles to stay as GM, lead coaching search

Bears President Kevin Warren said Ryan Poles will stay as GM after the team fired coach Matt Eberflus on Friday. TNS

Bears GM Ryan Poles will remain in his role and will be the "point person" on the hiring of the team's next coach, Bears President & CEO Kevin Warren said Monday. Warren said Poles will "have the final say," but that Warren will have an input in the next coach. He noted the club is looking for a coach with "extremely high standards" who "creates an environment of accountability."Chicago fired coach  Matt Eberflus  on Friday following a Thanksgiving loss to the Lions. Warren said the Bears' open position will be "the most coveted job in the National Football League this year" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 12/2).

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