The Bears are facing Matt Stafford this week because of a deal that came together while Stafford and Rams coach Sean McVay were having drinks in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in January. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was also in Cabo that week as his team was trying to pry Stafford from the Lions.
And so was Bears coach Matt Nagy — “ironically,” as he put it.
He offered that only when asked if he remembered where he was and how he reacted to the trade, though he insisted it was just a vacation with his wife.
“I think it might have been a coincidence,” he said.