The Chicago Bears promoted offensive coordinator Thomas Brown as their interim head coach after firing Matt Eberflus last week.
Brown, who’s on his second promotion in a month, said he lost 20 lbs. since taking over as interim coach less than a week ago on Friday.
Chicago Bears interim coach Thomas Brown speaks to the media at Halas Hall on Dec. 2, 2024, in Lake Forest, Illinois. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service by way of Getty Images)
Brown advised the media on Wednesday that he is dramatically slimmed down. The coach merely would not have time to eat or take into consideration consuming. His weight reduction hasn’t been stress-induced, or so the coach says …
“The main change, the [players] most likely don’t know … I used to be making an attempt to go on a weight reduction journey about 20 days in the past and I couldn’t drop extra pounds in any respect,” Brown stated. “I used to be about 225 [pounds] the morning of the announcement of being the (offensive coordinator).
“This morning, I used to be 203 [pounds].”
Matt Eberflus was fired, going 14-32 as Bears head coach. He went 4-8 this season as coach and didn’t encourage confidence in his function with first-overall choose and franchise QB Caleb Williams.
Eberflus bungled a Thanksgiving matchup towards the Lions with terrible clock administration to finish the sport and was fired the subsequent day.
Thomas Brown is a little bit of an underdog determine along with his unimaginable journey to the coach’s seat.
A month in the past, the previous NFL participant labored because the Bears passing recreation coordinator.
After the Bears canned offensive coordinator Shane Waldron (Nov. 12), Brown rose as much as the OC’s function. He was finally the highest choose by Chicago to steer the group in Eberflus’ wake on Nov. 29.
Brown will undoubtedly be a preferred determine across the dinner desk this Christmas.
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