Bears GM candidate profile: Get to know Joe Schoen

We’re taking a look at what Joe Schoen brings to the table in our Bears GM candidate profile.

The Chicago Bears fired general manager Ryan Pace after seven seasons, and they’ve wasted no time exploring candidates to replace him.

Chairman George McCaskey, President/CEO Ted Phillips, Hall of Fame executive Bill Polian, VP of Player Engagement Lamar ‘Soup’ Campbell and Senior VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Tanesha Wade will conduct the search for Chicago’s next GM, a process which McCaskey promised would be “thorough, diligent and exhausted.”

The Bears have cast a wide net of GM candidates that they’ve extended interviews to, including Buffalo Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen, who interviewed for the job last week.

Let’s take an in-depth look at what Schoen brings to the table in our Bears GM candidate profile: