Head coach Matt Nagy long ago mastered the “mute” button on the Bears’ Zoom meetings. Now he can pop into position group meetings and rookie minicamp sessions, his head floating in a box on the computer screens of his players scattered around the country.
He’s found a quiet place in his house, and joked that the video game “Fortnight” has done a good job keeping his four sons, ages 12 to 16, occupied.
To spice up meetings, Nagy’s welcomed had guest speakers so his players don’t tune out the sound of their own coaches’ voices.
He schedules on “Bears Time” — what the clock says in Chicago — but it’s confusing to navigate how time zone differences affect players training from the West Coast to Florida.