The Bears are absent a permanent head coach at the moment. NFL fans have been well aware of that factor in recent weeks, firing off their own conspiracy theories in the hopes of answering a simple question: Who will lead the Bears out onto the field 2025?
Some believe such a candidate could exist within Chicago’s own ranks. Others think the Windy City’s most famous football side needs a fresh face and perspective to wash away the stench of the likes of Matt Nagy and Matt Eberflus.
Could such a desire lead the Bears to Indeed of all places? Here’s what you need to know regarding rumors that Chicago listed its head coaching gig on Indeed, one of the United States’ most ubiquitous job sites.
MORE: Updated 2025 NFL Draft order through Week 15
Did the Bears post head coaching job on Indeed?
It certainly doesn’t appear that the Bears posted their head coaching vacancy on any public job boards. A cursory glance at search terms related to “Chicago Bears head coach” offers little evidence for the hypothesis. Rather, Indeed serves up listings for Chicago Fire’s U-15 team, an assistant athletic coach gig at USF, and a position as varsity football coach in Clarence, N.Y., among other postings.
POWER RANKINGS: Chiefs, Eagles get ‘super’ bumps; Lions, Steelers fall ahead of Week 16
The spark that set off rumors of the Bears’ alleged Indeed post seems to have come from a bit of social media chicanery. A social media user appears to have impersonated prolific football tweeter and aggregator Dov Kleiman.
Desperate: The Chicago Bears have posted the Head Coach position on Indeed. pic.twitter.com/u5dCCb1Rmw
— Dov Kleinem (@NFL_DovKleimen) December 4, 2024
Chicago hearsay tends to travel fast. Unfortunately for those hoping to cast their application in the hopes of leading one of the NFL’s original franchises, the whispers aren’t true.
The key giveaway is the listed salary in some of the various TikTok videos of the alleged job posting. A range of $54,000-$58,000/year is obviously well below that of a normal NFL coach. For reference, the recently fired Matt Eberflus was raking in about $4.5 million per season for Chicago, so, clearly, a doctored listing was circulating. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, some opportunistic social media users jumped on it, perpetuating a viral hoax in the process.
@theboss_7799 #greenscreen #bears #chicago #fyp #football #sports #coach #job #thanksgiving ♬ original sound – Boss7799
MORE: 7 best coaching candidates to replace Matt Eberflus
So, who will the Bears seek out now that they’ve opted against opening up applications to armchair quarterbacks across the country? In all likelihood, general manager Ryan Poles has a list of potential candidates to inquire about, some attached to NFL teams, others not.
It’s simply a matter of waiting and seeing who the front office has in mind for the role — and whether it can fend off other teams to acquire the piece.
