Bears interim coach Thomas Brown finishing first week of game prep

Chicago Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown listens to reporters during an NFL football news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ORG XMIT: ILNH105 Nam Y. Huh/AP Photos

Interim head coach Thomas Brown will finish his first week of practices Friday as the Bears prepare to face the 49ers on Sunday in San Francisco.

The Bears will hold their practice in the early afternoon Friday and fly west Saturday.

In a difficult week, Bears players have been drawn to Brown, who was promoted Friday when coach Matt Eberflus was fired after the team’s sixth consecutive loss. Brown had been the Bears’ pass game coordinator until three games ago, when he was…