The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Bears Chairman George McCaskey wouldn’t dismiss the possibility of the Bears signing disgraced former Chief Hunt, but said the team was nowhere near making any such decision. “We’re not there yet,” he said Thursday in a sit-down interview with the Sun-Times. “[General manager] Ryan [Pace] hasn’t said anything to me about Kareem Hunt and [coach] Matt [Nagy] hasn’t said anything to me about Kareem Hunt.”
Diehards Line:If they do, McCaskey said he’d be willing to review whatever research the Bears would have done on Hunt, who was released Nov. 30 after video showed him pushing and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel last year. Nagy said that he called Hunt, whom he coached last year, earlier this month. Pace wouldn’t dismiss the notion of signing him, either. Any decision, McCaskey said, seems far in the future. “We’re not there yet,” he said. “The player’s not even eligible. The important thing is that he address issues in his personal life at this point. ...” Stay tuned.