Longtime CFL quarterback Henry Burris wants to see the three-down league play football in 2021. Matt Nagy is “Fired Up” About Hiring Former Bears Quarterback Henry Burris to His Coaching Staff September 4, 2020, by Luis Medina Chicago Bears If there is one thing Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy knows, it’s that the road to an NFL coaching gig can be a circuitous one. Burris joined the Bears as a Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship recipient last season after stellar career in the Canadian Football League. A year later, Burris is sticking around. Photos used are the property of Bleacher Nation, are used under a license with Getty Images, are used with permission, are fair use, or are believed to be in the public domain. “I had a talk with the head coach, Matt Nagy, and he wants me back,” Burris told CTV Ottawa. From the CFL to the NFL and back, Henry Burris is still chasing opportunity Dan Pompei 32m ago 2 It was late December 2002, and the Bears were limping, crawling and beelining to … Burris … Former Bears players John Timu and Henry Burris will return to the team to serve on Matt Nagy's coaching staff during training camp as part of the NFL's Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. According to Adam Jahns of The Athletic, Burris will join the training camp coaching staff of the Chicago Bears.Chicago Bears. Henry Burris could see a promotion of some kind. The CFL is also where Burris spent most of his playing career. One really cool thing about the Chicago Bears under head coach Matt Nagy? Bleacher Nation is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Burris threw for 64,155 yards in his It was here he revealed a piece of great news. Legitimate requests to remove copyrighted photos not in the public domain will be honored promptly. It's just a media site that happens to cover MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Bulls. Three years ago, Ronnell Williams was part of Nagy’s first class of Walsh Fellowship recipients. Burris is one of the most decorated quarterbacks in CFL history. And after a year in which the NFL made public pushes for more diverse hires, it’s good to see Chicago’s football team putting action behind those words. After that, he decided to enter the broadcasting world for a few years. It’s possible they make him an offensive quality control coach and promote Chris Jackson who held that job this past season along with assistant wide receivers coach. Former Chicago Bears quarterback Henry Burris is going to be sticking around in the Windy City. Getty Ex-Bears QB Henry Burris Former Chicago Bears quarterback Henry Burris is going to be sticking around in the Windy City. CareerhighlightsandawardsCFL All-Star2010, 2015CFL East All-Star2012, 2015CFL West All-Star2005, 2008, 2010 Henry Armand Burris Jr. (born June 4, 1975) is an American former professional football quarterback, who mostly played Canadian football in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1998 to 2016. This led him to be retained as an offensive assistant for the rest of the 2020 season. He won three titles, two championship game MVPs, and was the league’s Most Outstanding Player award recipient twice. He is now a sports broadcasterand footbal… He’ll start his second season on the team’s coaching staff in 2021. ESPN’s Field Yates tweets the Bears are giving Burris a promotion to Offensive Quality Control Coach. The … Henry Burris played from 1997 to 2016 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Berlin Thunder and Ottawa RedBlacks. Henry Burris could see a promotion of some kind The Bears coaching staff is likely to undergo some changes this offseason. This continues to be a cool story for the 45-year old. Bleacher Nation is a private media site, and it is not affiliated in any way with Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, or the Chicago Bulls.