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Ex-Bears coach Matt Nagy talks ‘instant gratification’ and QB Justin Fields

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Former Bears coach Matt Nagy and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes look on before last year’s preseason game.

Wearing Chiefs colors Thursday, Matt Nagy was asked one of the biggest questions facing the Bears this week: generally, what can an offensive coordinator do to let his quarterback play freely?

“We live in this world of instant gratification … wherever we are, you see a lot of these young quarterbacks that come in that are forced to play and do well right away,” the offensive coordinator told Chiefs reporters. “You have the old stories of old quarterbacks … that have had some time to sit and get to see.