The Chicago Bears are clearly planning to be quite thorough in this head coaching cycle. The franchise has confirmed seven interviews with top candidates already and a few more still will come this week. On Sunday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero linked the Bears with another candidate— and this one is a genunine surprise.
Reporting ahead of the wild-card slate, Pelissero said Chicago is interested in interviewing Marcus Freeman, head coach of Notre Dame, for the open head coaching job. Freeman, of course, is rather busy after he secured the Fighting Irish a berth in the College Football Playoff championship game with a win over Penn State in the semifinals last Thursday.
