Bears set for first practice under interim coach Thomas Brown

Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Thomas Brown walks around the field before the Bears take on the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Bears players will practice for the first time under coach Thomas Brown on around at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at Halas Hall.

Brown was promoted Friday, minutes after the Bears fired coach Matt Eberflus following a 23-20 loss to the Lions in which Eberflus failed to call a timeout in the final seconds.

Brown met briefly with Eberflus on Friday and then flew to North Carolina to spend time with his family. The Bears had given their coaches the weekend off, and Brown hadn’t been back home all season.

Players and…