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Dan Wiederer and Colleen Kane

Bears hire Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren — ‘a man of integrity, respect and excellence’ — as their new president/CEO

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears have hired Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren to be their president and CEO, the team announced Thursday.

Warren, who has been with the Big Ten for a little more than three years, will supplant outgoing Bears president and CEO Ted Phillips, who is retiring at the end of February. Phillips has been with the Bears organization for more than 39 years, the last 24 in the president and CEO role.

In a statement, Bears Chairman George McCaskey called Warren “a man of integrity, respect and excellence.” The team will introduce Warren at a news conference Tuesday, and he is expected to begin in his role this spring.

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