The Bears announced on Friday that president and CEO Ted Phillips plans to retire at the end of the 2022 NFL season.
Phillips has worked in the Bears organization for nearly 40 years. He began as the team’s controller in 1983. Then he worked as the director of finance from 1987–93 and vice president of operations from 1993–99. In ’99, he took over as president and CEO.
“Forty seasons is a long time,” Phillips said, via the Bears’ press release. “I’m very blessed, and I love my job. But when COVID hit, it gave me time to reflect and think about what I want my future to be.