Having been riddled by injuries throughout his tenure with the Chicago Bears, left guard Teven Jenkins is approaching his first free agency experience with an open mind. During the 2024 season, Jenkins played a career-high 738 snaps, which was still less than 65% of the offensive plays that were ran by the team this season.

The Bears and left guard Teven Jenkins both sound ready to move on, and Jenkins said Monday he was mentally prepared to leave as an unrestricted free agent in March. Jenkins, a second-round pick in 2021,

Heading into his final season under contract with the Bears, left guard Teven Jenkins hoped to earn an extension with the team, but that never came to fruition. Now, he seems to know his time in Chicago is coming to a close.

The interim head coach has a long list of "foundational issues" — including a "one-focus mentality" — to discuss with general manager Ryan Poles and president Kevin Warren when he interviews for the permanent job.

The Chicago Bears intend to interview interim head coach Thomas Brown for the permanent job. Brown took over for Matt Eberflus, who was fired Nov. 29 after Chicago's 4-8 start. The Bears lost Brown's first four games in charge before ending a 10-game skid Sunday by beating the host Green Bay Packers 24-22 on Cairo Santos' last-second field goal.

During the Bears pregame show on ESPN 1000, general manager Ryan Poles said interim head coach Thomas Brown will be given a formal interview for the Bears' head coach opening. “