2017 Chicago Bears season
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| Head coach | John Fox |
| General manager | Ryan Pace |
| Owner | The McCaskey Family |
| Home field | Soldier Field |
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The 2017 Chicago Bears season will be the franchise's upcoming 98th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach John Fox. The Bears look to improve upon the previous year's 3–13 record – the worst for the team since the NFL's change to 16 game seasons – in addition to the first winning season under Fox and General Manager Ryan Pace's tenure.
On January 3, running backs coach Stan Drayton departed the team to become the running backs coach for the Texas Longhorns. The following day, the Bears fired offensive line coach Dave Magazu and assistant defensive backs coach Sam Garnes. The Bears lost a fourth assistant coach on January 7, when outside linebackers coach Clint Hurtt joined the New York Jets. To take their places, the Bears hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Curtis Modkins, Miami Dolphins assistant offensive line coach Jeremiah Washburn and 49ers safeties coach Roy Anderson, respectively. In addition to his role as Bears defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio assumed Hurtt's role as outside linebackers coach. On January 30, wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson announced he would be leaving the team.
The first transactions of the year occurred shortly after the conclusion of the 2016 regular season on January 3, 2017, when the Bears signed cornerback De'Vante Bausby, cornerback Jacoby Glenn, offensive lineman Cornelius Edison, wide receiver Dres Anderson, running back David Cobb, tackle William Poehls, cornerback Rashaad Reynolds, and guard Cyril Richardson.
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