Brown was named the new Chicago Bears interim head coach after the team announced the firing of Matt Eberflus on Friday. The move came just over two weeks since he was named the team's offensive coordinator, a promotion he received after starting the season as the team's passing game coordinator.

The Chicago Bears have made an in-season head-coaching change for the first time in franchise history, as they fired head coach Matt Eberflus following a 4-8 start. The Black Friday firing comes one day after Chicago bungled a Thanksgiving comeback against the Detroit Lions,

The Bears wouldn’t have promoted Brown — and risked damaging the forward momentum of No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams — unless they considered him a real candidate for their head coaching job.