Chicago Bears Interested in Saratoga Native for Top Job

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The NFL’s Chicago Bears have made a formal request to interview Miami Dolphins Defensive Coordinator and Saratoga Springs native Anthony Weaver for their head coaching position, The Athletic’s Senior NFL Insider Dianna Russini reported on Monday.

The Bears, who finished the season with a 5-12 record (last place in the NFC North), fired Head Coach Matt Eberflus at the end of November. Offensive Coordinator Thomas Brown then took over as interim coach for the final weeks of the season.

Weaver was a highly sought-after coaching candidate last offseason, when both the Washington Commanders and Atlanta Falcons interviewed him before he accepted his current gig with the Dolphins. In his first year heading Miami’s defense, the team ranked fourth in the league in net yards allowed per game (314.3).

Weaver is a graduate of Saratoga Springs High School and a member of the Blue Streak Hall of Fame.