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Bears' new coordinators set to explain plans Thursday

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The Bears’ coordinators will explain what they plan to change when they meet the media Thursday afternoon.

Eric Washington has been the Bears’ defensive coordinator all season long but was promoted to play-caller on Friday when the team fired head coach Matt Eberflus. He last called plays for the Panthers in 2018.

“I have tremendous trust and faith in him,” Brown said Monday. “And I am not a micromanager. I obviously won’t be around to be involved with their game plan but I trust those guys 100 percent to do their jobs with excellence.