Bears reportedly rolling out the red carpet for Mike McCarthy

The Chicago Bears are moving fairly quickly in their pursuit of former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. A few hours after he and the Cowboys parted ways on Monday, it was reported that McCarthy already had an interview set up with the Bears. On Tuesday, it was revealed that the Bears would be bringing McCarthy in for an in-person interview at Halas Hall, only their second in-person meeting of this coaching cycle. It seems like the meeting will go beyond just a normal interview, though.

According to Marc "Silvy" Silverman of the "Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000, the Bears are set to take McCarthy out to dinner afterwards and have a sit-down meal at a local restaurant. "Word that I got is that the plan is that they're going to wine and dine him afterwards, and they have got a room set up to have one of these dinners with him," Silvy said during their show on Tuesday.

McCarthy will join former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera as the only two candidates to receive in-person interviews up to this point. Silvy believes the Bears only met with Rivera at Halas Hall and did not take him to dinner like they are doing with McCarthy. Rivera's interview took place on Sunday.

The willingness of the front office to take McCarthy out for dinner afterwards could be a strong indication of how they feel about him as a head coach candidate. It would appear the team is still a ways away from determining who their next head coach will be, but McCarthy seems to be near the top of their list at the very least. The 61-year-old has a career record of 174-112-2 with the Green Bay Packers and Cowboys, along with 11 postseason victories, and winning Super Bowl XLV.

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