Chicago Bears press conference today: NFL team sticking with GM Ryan Poles, will lead search for new head coach after Eberflus [Video]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Three days after the Chicago Bears changed course at head coach by firing Matt Eberflus following a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions, the organization has decided to retain the rest of their football leadership moving forward.

Ryan Poles will remain general manager of the Bears, team president and CEO Kevin Warren said during a Monday news conference. Poles will serve as the “point person” and lead the team’s search to find its next head coach, according to Warren.

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“Ryan is young. He’s talented. He’s bright. He’s hard-working,” Warren said. “He has done everything in his power on a daily basis to bring a winner to Chicago. And I’m confident in Ryan. My faith remains strong in Ryan.”

Poles said the Bears have not decided on whether they will use a search firm to find their next head coach, which would be the 17th …