Thomas Brown isn’t the only change to the Chicago Bears coaching staff

Thomas Brown was officially introduced as the Chicago Bears interim head coach on Monday. The team announced the move last Friday when Matt Eberflus was terminated.

Brown has been the Bears’ offensive coordinator for the last three weeks. On Monday, he confirmed that he will continue calling plays, but wide receivers coach Chris Beatty will now be the team’s OC.

There won’t be any changes to the defensive coordinator position. Eric Washington will remain in that role but will now have his gameday duties expanded. He’ll handle the defensive playcalling, which is something Eberflus was in charge of before his termination.

“I talked about making sure our house is right to begin with,” Brown said Monday about his first team meeting. “Initial goal is to unify this football team.”

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Brown will use the next five weeks as an audition for the Bears’ permanent head coaching position. If he turns this program around in that span of time, he’d be the betting favorite to remain in place, especially if Caleb Williams continues to flourish.