A report surfaced Tuesday that Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy was informed roughly 24 hours after his team dropped its fifth straight game to fall to 3-7 on the season that he will be fired following Thursday’s matchup at the winless Detroit Lions. 

Nagy and special teams coordinator Chris Tabor did their best to pour cold water over that story later in the day, and it appears the man who would make that decision is quietly telling need-to-know individuals he hasn’t yet taken that step. 

The Athletic’s Dan Pompei tweeted Bears chairman George McCaskey told Chicago players and coaches Wednesday there is no truth to the report regarding Nagy’s alleged imminent dismissal: