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Halas Intrigue, Episode 213: It’s Matt Eberflus

The Bears’ Ryan and Matt 2.0 are now in place.

By Sun-Times staff

The Bears chose Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus to replace Matt Nagy as head coach.

Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash break down the Bears’ hire of Matt Eberflus and debate what it means for everyone from Justin Fields to the McCaskeys.

New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to “Halas Intrigue” wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Luminary, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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