Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly interviewed for their vacant GM job on Thursday.
Kelly has been tied to the Panthers & Broncos GM job as well, and also interviewed for the Jets job in 2019. Kelly served as Denver’s assistant director of pro personnel from 2011-2014. He was the Bears’ director of pro scouting before becoming the team’s director of player personnel, overseeing player evaluations, advanced scouting, free agency, and talent evaluation. He also assists the team’s college scouting staff with player evaluations and trades for the NFL draft.