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Chicago Bears mentor Matt Nagy denied a report that he had been knowledgeable he would be fired right after Thursday’s activity versus the Detroit Lions, indicating he has not spoken to the team’s leadership about his occupation standing.
“That is not accurate,” Nagy said Tuesday afternoon through a 10-minute conference with reporters concentrated largely on a Patch.com report that quoted a “best resource.”
Nagy stated he has not spoken to proprietor George McCaskey, staff president Ted Phillips or basic manager Ryan Speed this 7 days. The team has consistently scheduled meetings, Nagy reported, but skipped it this 7 days since of an by now-brief 7 days of activity preparations.
The Bears (3-7) have missing 5 consecutive video games and are reverting to quarterback Andy Dalton this week since of a rib personal injury endured by rookie Justin Fields on Sunday in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens. Nagy said that Fields would return to the commencing role the moment he is healthier ample to do so.
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It would be remarkably uncommon for an NFL crew to tell a coach of his imminent firing but continue to make it possible for him to coach the future game. But no matter whether Nagy will be fired afterwards this season, or soon after its completion, is another concern — one particular that he declined to deal with Tuesday.
When questioned whether he had been given assurances that he would continue to keep his work relocating ahead, Nagy claimed: “My aim is on these gamers and Detroit, and that’s it. Which is my task as a head coach and a chief, is to do that. These gamers have been astounding. They have been good. You have this quick turnaround immediately after a decline like [Sunday’s to the Ravens], and now in this article you go. The only issue we can do is concentration on the now and do everything we can. Thursday is going to be listed here quickly.”
The Bears did not instantly make McCaskey, Phillips or Speed obtainable to tackle the report. Questioned regardless of whether he would have favored to listen to a public denial from just one of them, Nagy claimed: “We all have our own conclusions as to how we do issues, and I consider this whole overall time, for me and for ownership, we have had excellent communication. All over again, it is really concentrated on Detroit. That is what it is.”
Nagy led the Bears to a 12-4 document and a playoff visual appearance in his 1st season in 2018. The Bears concluded 8-8 in 2019 and in 2020.
