With the rumor mill already swirling around the NFL coaching world, the Chicago Bears announced that Head Coach Lovie Smith will be retained for next season.á
Smith, 52-44 in the regular season with the Bears, will be without much of his staff, however, as mass changes were made.
Most notably, Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner has been fired, along with several other assistants.
Fans across Chicago were calling for Smith's head for much of the season, but keeping Lovie in the fold is the right move for the future of the Chicago Bears.
The Bears finished an uninspiring 7-9 this season, which didn't bode well for Smith.
But rewind the clock just three seasons ago, when the Bears were on top of the world en route to a Super Bowl appearance as the cream of the crop in the NFC.
That was L ...
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Article written by Ed Leiser
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