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Matt Nagy: I ‘failed in a lot of areas’ but ‘it’s going to make me stronger’

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Chiefs quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy talks to pupil Patrick Mahomes in August.

PHOENIX — Matt Nagy didn’t know what he wanted to do after the Bears fired him as head coach last year.

His ego was hurt and he was tired. He knew he loved football, but wasn’t sure how much it loved him back.

“Everything shuts down,” he said Monday night. “You’re in charge of how many hundreds of people in an organization — to in charge of nobody. That’s hard. ... And you have to figure out what’s next.