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In Photos: Chicago Bears Coach Matt Nagy Through The Years

Matt Nagy's final game as head coach of the Chicago Bears will come on Thanksgiving, a source told Patch.

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Head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears looks on from the sidelines against the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter in the game at Soldier Field on Jan. 3, 2021, in Chicago.
Head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears looks on from the sidelines against the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter in the game at Soldier Field on Jan. 3, 2021, in Chicago. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL — The blueprint was supposed to lift the Chicago Bears out of mediocrity, back into the playoffs and back into perennial contenders in the NFC North. Matt Nagy's Bears went 12-4 in his rookie season, followed by two 8-8 seasons, and a 3-7 start to this year.

A source told Mark Konkol of Patch that the team would fire Nagy following Thursday's game. It would be the first time a Bears head coach would be fired mid-season. Coming into Thursday's Thanksgiving Day game versus the Detroit Lions, the Bears stand at 3-7.

Here's a look at Matt Nagy through the years.

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Head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears (L) talks with head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs before a preseason game at Soldier Field on Aug. 25, 2018 in Chicago. Nagy served as quarterbacks coach, and later offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs over several years before making the decision to become the Chicago Bears next head coach. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Matt Nagy was hired in 2018 to be the next head coach of the Chicago Bears, following Lovie Smith, who had a 12-4 record the previous season. Smith's 12-4 season followed four losing seasons. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears walks off of the field after their 15 to 16 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Soldier Field on Jan. 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois after a notable missed field goal late in the game. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Head coach Mike Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings greets head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium on Dec. 29, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Chicago Bears defeated the Minnesota Vikings 21-19. An up-and-down season left the Bears record at 8-8. (Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
Head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears leaves the field waving to fans after defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 41-17 at TIAA Bank Field in December. The Bears finished 8-8 for the second season in a row, yet earned a playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Anthony Miller #17 of the Chicago Bears talks with head coach Matt Nagy after being ejected from the game on a penalty of Unsportsmanlike Conduct because Miller punched Chauncey Gardner-Johnson of the New Orleans Saints during the third quarter in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game Jan. 10, 2021 in New Orleans. The Bears would go on to lose that game 21-9. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Nagy celebrates a win against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on Oct. 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bears started 3-2 after five games in the early part of the 2021 season. (Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)
After a promising start to the 2021 season, the Bears dropped four straight games, saddling the team with a 3-7 record heading into Thanksgiving. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
A source has told Patch that the 2021 Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions, a team Chicago defeated once before in the current season, that the game would be his last as Head Coach of the Chicago Bears. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Patch staff writer Mark Konkol contributed to this article.

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