The Chicago Bears chose to move in a "different direction" from Matt Eberflus on Friday, dismissing the head coach hours after a Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions. Eberflus has maintained the holiday spirit,

The Chicago Bears actually did it. They fired a head coach midseason, and there was no one more deserving than Matt Eberflus, whose three-year tenure has been marred by poor coaching decisions and the third-worst winning percentage in franchise history.

However the Bears players, especially Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson, weren't buying it, according to Russini and Jahns's report. Johnson reportedly was "going off" on Eberflus, and was joined by other Bears players who wanted to know why the coach hadn't used the team's final timeout.