Chicago Bears request interview with Patriots executive

The Chicago Bears have been extremely active in their hunt to find both a new general manager and head coach after firing both Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace on Monday, January 10th.

The search for their GM position added another candidate, as another request was put in on Wednesday morning.

The newest addition to the potential GM list is Eliot Wolf, who is currently a front office consultant for the New England Patriots. This request puts the Bears at 10 prospective candidates for the position.

Wolf has spent a good amount of time in the NFL with three different organizations, with the most notable time being with the Green Bay Packers. Wolf is the son of Hall of Fame and former Packers GM Ron Wolf who is notable for his resurrection of the team back in the ’90s after trading for Brett Favre, signing Reggie White, as well as having made several other key moves to set Green Bay up for success.

Eliot spent 13 years with Green Bay, working in the personnel department during the later years of Favre and through the bulk of the Rodgers era. Wolf also served as the director of football operations for the Packers in 2016 and 2017.

Wolf on multiple occasions has had a few organizations request to interview him for their own GM spot, including being a candidate for the Packers’ position before Brian Gutekunst got the job.

Bringing Eliot Wolf in as the GM would be a huge win for the Chicago Bears.

Eliot Wolf left Green Bay to become the Browns’ assistant general manager for two years before he came into his current role with New England. But the idea of a former Packers front office member being the new Bears GM is enticing, as he was denied the same position that his father held. It could be a big opportunity for him to make a legacy for himself while getting revenge on the team that passed on promoting him.

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Wolf joined New England in 2020 and has been active in attending pre-draft events. In fact, he was in attendance for one of Justin Fields’ pro days before the Patriots ended up selecting Rookie of the Year candidate Mac Jones.

Clearly, Wolf had an interest in Fields, and even as a GM, working with Fields would give him the chance to hire somebody he believes would fit perfectly as a head coach, assuming the Bears don’t hire a coach first.

He has been a part of now two organizations that kickstarted quick rebuilds, even if short-lived (sorry, Cleveland), and another organization that constantly dominates opponents and accrues playoff berths at ease.