The Bears hired Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren as their president on Thursday, bringing him back to the NFL to help lead a founding franchise after three years running one of college athletics' marquee conferences.
The Bears hired Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren as their president and CEO on Thursday, bringing him back to the NFL to help lead a founding franchise after three years running one of college athletics' marquee conferences.
"I am honored and recognize the responsibility bestowed upon me to lead the Chicago Bears during this exciting and pivotal time for the franchise," Warren said in a statement."I join the Chicago Bears with gratitude and drive to carry out and build upon the legacy and spirit of this founding franchise and my predecessors.
With the Bears' headquarters in Lake Forest about a 25-mile drive from the Big Ten's offices in Rosemont, Warren won't have to move. The Bears want to turn the Arlington Heights site, once a jewel of thoroughbred racing, into a different kind of gem, anchored by an enclosed stadium and bursting with year-round activity.
Phillips, an accountant by trade, joined the Bears as their controller in 1983. He became the team's first president outside the Halas-McCaskey family tree in February 1999.
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