Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has emerged as a strong candidate to be the next president of the Chicago Bears.
Warren is one of the final candidates in the Bears’ search for the team’s next president/CEO and remains engaged after a lengthy search, with sources saying that he’s a serious-enough candidate that he interviewed in person.
Warren’s experience as an executive with the Minnesota Vikings, including as the franchise’s chief operating officer, has been appealing to the Bears. He played a role in helping the Vikings build a new stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium. That’s a task that the Bears are approaching in the upcoming years on 326 acres in Arlington Heights.
It’s unknown who Warren has informed of his Bears candidacy, but sources said it’s not something that’s been widely circulated. The search is expected to finish in the upcoming weeks.