As Thomas Brown prepares to lead the Chicago Bears as their interim head coach for the rest of this season, he could also be auditioning to get the

The Chicago Bears, less than 24 hours after their Thanksgiving Day loss to the division rival Detroit Lions, have reportedly fired head coach Matt Eberflus. Brown, who has been serving as the interim offensive coordinator for the past three games, is expected to now take over as the team’s interim head coach.

The Bears wouldn’t have promoted Brown — and risked damaging the forward momentum of No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams — unless they considered him a real candidate for their head coaching job.