John Fox lost his job as the head coach of the Chicago Bears at the end of the season. After amassing the second worst winning percentage as a head coach in the history of the franchise, the decision was an obvious one.
When you are getting up there in years (Fox is 63) and you are coming off an atrocious stretch as a head coach, there isn’t going to be one NFL team that’s going to look at you to lead their team. Teams would absolutely consider Fox as a defensive coordinator, but after being a head coach for nearly two decades, it’s hard to think Fox would be ready to just jump back in to the assistant coach ranks.