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Halas Intrigue, Episode 210: What now?

The Bears’ season is finally over. Now everyone sits and waits.

By Sun-Times staff

Now everyone waits for the expected ax to fall on Bears coach Matt Nagy.

So what do the Bears do now? Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash break down Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace’s future after the season finale.

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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