John Fox Bears- John Fox has been hired as the Chicago Bears head coach on a four year contract.
According to reports, NFL veteran tactician John Fox has agreed to be the Bears head coach for four seasons after Chicago fired Marc Trestman after two not so good seasons.
"John Fox's new 4 year deal with the Chicago Bears is done. He is no the new head coach of Chicago!Done deal," Jay Glazer of Fox Sports confirmed the news.
However the Fox Bears union was confirmed by Chicago offensive lineman Kyle Long on social media.
"Met Coach Fox night before I participated in the combine in passing at dinner. Now he's my coach. Was a very likeable dude!! Let's roll-" Kyle Long posted on social media today.
In what many NFL enthusiasts are calling a perfect fit, John Fox becomes the 15th coach who had prior NFL head coaching experience to be hire by the Bears since the 50s.
"John Fox set to become 15th head coach in #Bears history, first since Paddy Driscoll in 1956 with previous #NFL head-coaching experience," said Arthur Arkush.
According to NFL pundits John Fox who turns 60 ob February 8, was the best bet Bears had after another disastrous season with Trestman. The Bears had interviewed Detroit's Terly Austin, Denver's Adam Gase, Seattle's Dan Quinn and former Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone.
Fox had spent four years with Broncos as the head coach, he lead the team to four back-to-back playoff positions and one Super Bowl appearance. However both John Fox and Broncos agreed to part ways following Indianapolis Colts defeating Denver during a divisional playoff game at their home.
The news of the John Fox Bears deal has since gone viral. Many are looking forward to how Fox and quarter Jay Cutler connect on the field.
