Report: Bears Request HC Interview with Packers' Adam Stenavich amid McCarthy Rumors

While there has been no shortage of speculation about the Chicago Bears potentially being interested in Mike McCarthy after he and the Dallas Cowboys parted ways, the NFC North team could look to its biggest rival for its next head coach.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday that Chicago requested an interview with Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich.

Hiring an offensive coach from the Packers would be nothing new for the Bears, who brought in Green Bay quarterbacks coach Luke Getsy to be the offensive coordinator starting with the 2022 season.

However, he lasted just two disappointing seasons before Chicago fired him.

Stenavich is higher up in Green Bay's organizational chart than Getsy was, though, seeing how he was the offensive coordinator for the last three seasons. He previously worked as an assistant offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers and offensive line coach for the Packers.

Green Bay reached the playoffs in each of the last two seasons with Stenavich's offense making notable strides from when he first started as O.C. to this past year. The team finished 17th in yards and 14th in points during the 2022 campaign but fifth in yards and eighth in points in 2024.

Stenavich helped develop Jordan Love into a 4,000-yard passer last season and has an offensive background that is surely appealing to a Bears team that needs Caleb Williams to live up to his potential if it is going to succeed in the coming years.

The No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft was inconsistent at times during his rookie campaign but still put up solid numbers while completing 62.5 percent of his passes for 3,541 yards, 20 touchdowns and six interceptions. The potential was clear and the biggest selling point for any coaching candidate, and Stenavich surely noticed as a division rival.

If nothing else, this will be an important experience for Stenavich if he is eventually going to become a head coach down the line.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported it is the first head-coaching interview for the Packers O.C. who has made his way up the organizational chart in recent years. The next step would be head coach, and Chicago is at least interested enough to interview him.