On Friday, The Athletic’s Dan Pompei broke the story that Ted Phillips, the longtime President and CEO of the Chicago Bears, would retire following the 2022 season.
The team hasn’t had much on-field success under Phillips’ leadership, with just six postseason appearances since 1999, when he assumed his current role, but he was an essential part of the franchise for four decades.
When asked what stood out about Phillips’ time with the Bears, team chairman George McCaskey said, “His humility. His intelligence. His consensus building. His steady hand. His refusal to get too high or too low.