The Chicago Bears have made an announcement on Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich's candidacy for their head coach job.

The Bears have interviewed nine candidates so far and are expected to talk to another 11, including Stenavich.

This year, the Chicago Bears interviewed offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich for their head coaching position, and defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley talked to the New York Jets. Neither one of them is reportedly the favorite to land these jobs,

The Chicago Bears have requested to interview rival Green Bay Packers' Adam Stenavich to fill their vacant HC position

While there has been no shortage of speculation about the Chicago Bears potentially being interested in Mike McCarthy after he and the Dallas Cowboys

The Chicago Bears interviewed Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich for their head coach job.

The Chicago Bears requested an interview with Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich for their open head-coaching job, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This would be Stenavich’s first interview for a head coach job.

An in-division request: Bears requested a head coach interview with Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich, per source. Stenavich has been the Packers’ offensive coordinator since 2022. Prior to that, he was the Packers’ offensive line coach, joining the team in 2019.

The Bears continue to sort through a high number of candidates for head coach. But Chicago could be pursuing a Packers assistant now.

The Bears’ head coaching candidate list is moving toward 20 names. One of those — Mike Vrabel — is out of the mix, but another (Mike McCarthy) could be back in after the latter’s separation with the Cowboys.

Adam Stenavich and Brian Flores both have challenges to overcome and convincing to do if they hope to secure a finalist spot for Bears head coach.