Matt Forte retired this offseason alongside his old teammate, Devin Hester. It was a lovely ceremony for a well-deserved Chicago Bears great. Now the question is what does the future hold for him? There are plenty of career prospects. He could go into analysis and has even hinted that he’d like to try his hand at acting. Certainly not unheard of with former Bears players before.
The discussion took an interesting twist recently when Forte sent out a tweet in response to the Denver Broncos. It centered on their decision to hire former star linebacker Demarcus Ware as a part-time coach to help coach the pass rush. Not a bad idea given his background and connection to the franchise.
Apparently, the idea intrigued Forte who sent a tweet out to the Bears stating his case for a similar position on their coaching staff. His “lol” at the end though seemed to indicate that it was made in jest. When news of that possibility surfaced, the former Pro Bowler set the record straight.
I wasn’t joking https://t.co/byQ6aFTXBh
— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) June 20, 2018
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Well. There it is. Not a lot of room for speculation. It seems Forte is interested in rejoining the Bears organization, this time in some sort of coaching capacity. An interesting idea. The last time this franchise employed one of their own as a coach was Chris Harris in 2013 and 2014 as a quality control coach. Since then he’s been doing good work in Los Angeles as a defensive backs coach.
Maybe this is something worth exploring. Few understand how to play the running back position in its entirety like Forte. He could run, catch and block in equal measure. Letting him lend a hand couldn’t hurt and would be great PR for the team. It will be interesting to see if the Bears end up responding to his request.
