Monday December 4, 2023

Chicago Bears Considering Big Ten Commissioner for President

  • Kevin Warren has already conducted in-person interviews with the Bears organization.
  • The attorney-turned-commissioner was instrumental in the Vikings’ move into U.S. Bank Stadium in 2016.
BIG 10 commissioner Kevin Warren speaks after football championship game
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The Big Ten’s commissioner may find his next job opportunity back in the NFL. 

Commissioner Kevin Warren has reportedly emerged as a top candidate to become the next president and CEO of the Chicago Bears. Warren – who has previous NFL experience with the Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, and St. Louis Rams — is one of the final candidates to be considered for the position.

“We have not set a timeline for announcing Ted Phillips’ successor,” the Bears said in a statement Thursday. Phillips will retire after the 2022 season and has held his position since 1999.

  • Warren has already conducted in-person interviews with the Bears organization. 
  • The attorney-turned-commissioner was instrumental in the Vikings’ move into U.S. Bank Stadium in 2016. 
  • Bears personnel believe Warren could help transition the team into a new stadium.
  • The franchise is expected to finish its search for a new president in the coming weeks. 

The Big Ten released a statement regarding Warren’s candidacy, which noted that Warren “regularly receives unique opportunities and requests for his expertise.”

Warren played a key role in securing a new blockbuster media rights deal for the Big Ten in August. The conference agreed to a deal with FOX, CBS, NBC, and NBC’s Peacock worth at least $7 billion – the largest media rights pact in all of college sports. The deal proves to be valuable as the Big Ten will add football powerhouses USC and UCLA in 2024.

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Warren, who was hired as the Big Ten’s commissioner in 2019, was the first Black commissioner of a Power 5 conference.

Move Approved

Earlier this month, the UC Regents decided that it will not block UCLA from joining the Big Ten.

The move could come with a hefty price as the regents could mandate UCLA to pay UC Berkeley a subsidy of $2 million to $10 million following the Pac-12’s newest media deal.

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