{"id":171850,"date":"2022-12-29T19:47:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/big-ten-commissioner-kevin-warren-reportedly-a-finalist-to-be-chicago-bears-president\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T19:47:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T19:47:02","slug":"big-ten-commissioner-kevin-warren-reportedly-a-finalist-to-be-chicago-bears-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/big-ten-commissioner-kevin-warren-reportedly-a-finalist-to-be-chicago-bears-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren reportedly a finalist to be Chicago Bears president"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Could Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren be heading back to the NFL?<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Thursday that Warren is a \u201cstrong candidate\u201d to be the next president\/CEO of the Chicago Bears. Warren is one of the finalists for the position and has even interviewed in person, according to Thamel. The search is expected to wrap up in a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n

Before being named commissioner of the Big Ten in June 2019, Warren was a longtime executive for the Minnesota Vikings who worked his way up to chief operating officer by the end of his nearly 15-year tenure with the franchise. He also spent time working for the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions, dating back to the late 1990’s, and has more than 20 years of NFL experience.<\/p>\n

Warren then succeeded longtime Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and has had an eventful and often bumpy three years on the job. He officially took over for Delany in January 2020, just months ahead of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Warren faced widespread criticism for the way the conference handled the pandemic, including canceling the football season before reversing course only a month later.<\/p>\n

Later on, the Big Ten added USC and UCLA and also landed a $7 billion television deal under Warren’s watch.<\/p>\n

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