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White Cordarrelle Patterson Jerseys , Ill. (AP)The Chicago Bears were looking for a coach to get the most out of quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and help a founding NFL franchise emerge from one of its worst runs. They believe Matt Nagy is the right man. The Bears hired Kansas City’s offensive coordinator as their 16th head coach Monday, hoping he can develop their promising quarterback and turn around a struggling team. The Bears announced the move a week after firing coach John Fox, who went 14-34 in three seasons for a .292 winning percentage that is the second-lowest in team history. Chicago was 5-11 this season and hasn’t finished above .500 since letting Lovie Smith go following a 10-6 finish in 2012, two years after its most recent visit to the playoffs. The 39-year-old Nagy spent the past 10 seasons working under Andy Reid in Philadelphia and Kansas City. He did not call plays until late this season, but drew praise for his work with Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith. In Chicago, the former quarterback at Delaware and then the Arena Football League will be trying to develop Trubisky, last year’s No. 2 overall draft pick. ”He’s a good football coach Cordarrelle Patterson Jerseys 2019 , first of all,” Reid said. ”I appreciate the way he comes to work and the attitude he brings. He puts his own flare on things. I think that’s important to know. Everybody does it their way.” Nagy coached in high school and was still working in real estate when he served as a coaching intern with the Eagles during training camp in 2008 and 2009. He got a big break, though it came with a pay cut, when he took the job as a coaching assistant during the 2010 season. Bears general manager Ryan Pace has plenty riding on him. Pace put his reputation on the line when he traded up a spot with San Francisco to draft Trubisky even though he made just 13 college starts at North Carolina. It’s up to Nagy to help polish a quarterback who showed some promise with his strong arm and quickness after he took over for Mike Glennon. If Trubisky succeeds, there’s a good chance the Bears start winning. That would likely mean a long future in Chicago for Pace, who recently got a contract extension through the 2021 season. The Chiefs won the AFC West, only to blow an 18-point halftime lead in a playoff loss to Tennessee on Saturday. That didn’t stop the Bears from moving quickly on Nagy White Eddie Goldman Jerseys , interviewing him Sunday and hiring him a day later. Chicago also met with Philadelphia quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, offensive coordinators Pat Shurmur (Minnesota) and Josh McDaniels (New England), Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards and Chicago defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. There were no known second interviews. Though the defense performed well under Fangio, Nagy inherits a roster with holes. The Bears had no playmaking receivers, and their offensive line got banged up this season. Pace has had some big hits in the draft such as running back Jordan Howard (2016, fifth round) and notable misses such as oft-injured receiver Kevin White (2015, first round). Injuries have consistently exposed a lack of depth Eddie Goldman Jerseys 2019 , and Pace’s record in free agency has so far been shaky; he has struggled to find replacements for talented players no longer with the team such as receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery, tight end Martellus Bennett and kicker Robbie Gould. Fox at least helped restore some of the professionalism that was missing under former GM Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman. But Fox’s conservative approach and some questionable decisions during games were sore spots. The Bears were 3-15 against the NFC North under Fox and dropped all six division games this past season. That will be one of the many things Nagy will need to help solve. ”Up-and-coming, smart guy,” Chiefs assistant head coach Brad Childress said of Nagy. ”He’s played the quarterback position, so he gets it. He knows how to teach. He’s got a great demeanor about him. He’s got a creative mind. I think he’s got everything going for him.” — Miller, who hasn’t played since a devastating knee injury in 2017, is finished with football"On instagram this afternoon White Kevin White Jerseys , Zach Miller officially announced his retirement: Miller hasn’t played since suffering a devastating knee injury during a Week 8 game at New Orleans when he caught a touchdown*.Miller endeared himself to Bears fans over his five seasons. Miller was kind of an after-thought of a free agent signing from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014 but he played well in the preseason only to be struck down by the injury bug.He fought back and played in 15 games in 2015 and then 10 in 2016, when he broke his foot.In 2017 he was having another solid season when he suffered his fateful knee injury.Miller has carried himself with class and the organization has repaid him by paying him his contract last season while he recovered his injury and was placed on injured reserve.For his Bears career he had 101 receptions, 1,161 yards and 12 touchdowns*. Last season, despite being on IR, he grew close with Mitchell Trubisky and was something of a player-coach and sounding board for Trubisky.He received the Ed Block Courage Award just last week and said he hadn’t made a decision on retirement but that it would come soon. It came today.What was your favorite Miller highlight: His 88-yard TD against the Rams, his one-handed game-winning catch against the Chargers from Cutler Kevin White Jerseys 2019 , his role in the Trubisky trick 2-point conversion against the Vikings or another play?* - The NFL record book officially says it wasn’t a TD and that he caught 11 for his Bears career, I refuse to recognize this.And just in case the above embed isn’t working for you, here’s what Miller wrote.