Bears hire Ted Crews as special advisor to the president/CEO

Chicago Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren has made quite a few changes to the front office in recent months and he made another one on Wednesday. The Bears announced they have hired Ted Crews as special advisor to the president and CEO and chief administrative officer with a statement highlighting his role:

The Chicago Bears have hired Ted Crews as special advisor to the President/CEO and chief administrative officer. He boasts 26 years of NFL experience, including the last 12 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs.

In his new role, Crews will oversee all corporate and football communications, as well as the digital and social media, content and production and brand creative departments. He will work closely with President/CEO Kevin Warren and the executive leadership team to enhance the Bears’ brand initiatives, streamline operations and ensure consistent messaging internally and externally.

Crews is new to the Bears organization, but he has ties to the team’s leaders. He and Warren have known each other for more than a decade and he worked with Poles during his time in Kansas City. Now, he’ll work with both of them as the organization continues to reshape its front office prior to the 2024 season with plenty of big projects ahead of them, most notably the new stadium.

“We are incredibly fortunate and blessed to have Ted join the Chicago Bears family,” Warren said via Larry Mayer of the Bears’ official website. “Ted has an exemplary NFL track record and his success clearly displays his capability to lead complex communication strategies with adeptness while building a strong administrative environment. His leadership qualities, combined with a deep understanding of the broad NFL communications landscape, will be instrumental in advancing our aggressive organizational vision and objectives. I am grateful to our chairman George H. McCaskey and the McCaskey family for providing me with a platform to hire Ted for this critically important role. The ability to leverage the vast expertise and leadership of Ted Crews will be massively impactful with building a progressive Chicago Bears franchise.”

Crews may not be a familiar name for Bears fans, but NFL media members are raving about the addition: