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Bears interview Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren for president job: report

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Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren speaks in 2020.

The Bears have interviewed Big Ten president Kevin Warren, who is considered a finalist for their soon-to-be vacant president/CEO position, according to ESPN.

Before joining the Big Ten in 2020, Warren served as the Vikings’ chief operating officer when they built U.S. Bank Stadium. Some within Halas Hall consider the Vikings’ stadium to be the ideal blueprint for a possible new stadium in Arlington Heights.

President/CEO Ted Phillips announced in September that he planned on retiring at the end of the season — on Feb.