Former Texas coach Tom Herman is headed to the NFL.
Herman has agreed to join the Chicago Bears in an analyst role, the team announced Monday, marking his first NFL job after more than two decades coaching in college.
The specific scope of Herman’s new job isn’t yet clear, but it’s viewed as an opportunity for him to learn the NFL game and work with the Bears' offensive staff.
Herman is intrigued by the NFL, and this job offers an avenue to experience the league firsthand. The job should give Herman a broad view of how the NFL works, as it does not appear he’ll be assigned to coach a specific position.