Bears name Kevin Warren team President and CEO

Larry Mayer

The Bears on Thursday named Kevin Warren as their new team President and CEO.

Warren, 59, boasts 21 years of experience as an NFL executive with the St. Louis Rams (1997-2000), Detroit Lions (2001-03) and Minnesota Vikings (2005-19) and most recently served as Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference (2020-23).

Warren replaces Ted Phillips, who is retiring after 40 seasons with the Bears, i