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As Vic Fangio is introduced in Denver, Bears will have options in search for next defensive coordinator

Vic Fangio was introduced as the head coach of the Denver Broncos Thursday wearing a tie given to him by Bears chairman George McCaskey, who told the now-former defensive coordinator he couldn’t wear his trademark gray sweatshirt and sweatpants to his press conference in Colorado.

Fangio expressed appreciation for the McCaskey family, as well as general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy. And as for his former players, with whom he coordinated the NFL’s best defense in 2018:

"It's a special group, a group that I thoroughly enjoyed coaching and will miss coaching,” Fangio said.

Pace and Nagy echoed that appreciation in statements released shortly before Fangio’s press conference (https://www.