Eddie George, the former Tennessee Titans All-Pro and current Tennessee State football coach, will interview for the Chicago Bears' head coach opening

The Bears are expected to interview former NFL running back and current Tennessee State University coach Eddie George in person on Sunday, ESPN reported.

The Chicago Bears will interview Eddie George in person Sunday for their head coaching position, The Tennessean reported. George, 51, rushed for more than 10,000 yards in the NFL from

Fox Sports insider Jay Glazer reported that Tennessee State head coach Eddie George is set to interview for the Chicago Bears' head coaching position on Sunday morning. This interview marks a surprising development in the NFL coaching carousel.

The Chicago Bears formally interviewed Tennessee Titans legend Eddie George for their head coaching position Sunday in Chicago. George led the Tennessee State University (TSU) Tigers to their first Big-South OVC since 1999 last fall with a 9-3 record and then a 41-27 playoff loss at Montana.

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George interviewed with the Chicago Bears on Sunday about their head coaching vacancy.

The Bears will interview Eddie George for their vacant head-coaching job on Sunday, according to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer. George, a Heisman Trophy winner who had more than 10,000 rushing yards in his NFL career and has been coaching at Tennessee State University, hadn't been listed as a candidate for any of the vacant NFL jobs.

George, the former Titans star running back, will be the third candidate to interview in person as Chicago ramps up its search.

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

The Lions offensive coordinator is finalizing a deal to become the 19th head coach in Bears history, sources told the Tribune on Monday, ending a whirlwind two-week stretch in which the Bears interviewed at least 17 coaches either in person or over video conference call.

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