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Halas Intrigue, Episode 211: George said what?

Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace are finally gone, but Bears chairman George McCaskey’s words have fans as frustrated as ever.

By  Sun-Times staff
   
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George McCaskey didn’t exactly put smiles on the faces of Bears fans.

George McCaskey didn’t exactly put smiles on the faces of Bears fans.

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Patrick Finley and Mark Potash debate what George McCaskey said — and didn’t say — after he fired coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace.

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