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Matt Eberflus sent a statement of gratitude to the Chicago Bears organization as well as the team's fanbase after he was fired as head coach on Friday.
"I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the players for all of their effort, dedication and resilience," Eberflus said as part of the statement, via CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones. "In every situation - practice, games and especially in the face of adversity, you stayed together and gave great effort for your team and each other."
The Bears suffered a narrow 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions on the day before Eberflus was fired, dropping them to 4-8 on the season as a whole after winning four of their first six games.