Matt Nagy : 10 things to know about the new Bears coach
Matt Nagy
Matt Nagy  took an interesting path to becoming the new Bears head coach. Here are 10 things to know about the Plainfield  N.J. native.
Nagy  who grew up in Lancaster  Pa.  has four children with his wife  Stacey â all boys: Brayden  Tate  Jaxon and Jett. âWe tried for a girl and got twin boys â  Nagy  said via the Chiefs website.
Mitch Trubisky will be mentored by a former Arena Football League and Chiefs quarterbacks coach.  Nagy  played six seasons for the AFLâs New York Dragons (2002)  Carolina Cobras (2004)  Georgia Force (2005-06) and Columbus Destroyers (2007-08)  passing for 18 866 yards and 374 touchdowns.
 Nagy  still holds several school passing records at the University of Delaware  such as throwing for 556 yards in a 1998 game against Connecticut.  Nagy  also quarterbacked the Manheim Central High School Barons to back-to-back state finals in 1994 and â95.
Larry Wisdom  who about 10 years ago was a major player in Chicago suburban real estate  played a pivotal role in  Nagy âs life. Wisdom  a former Midwest regional president at builder Neumann Homes Inc.  who had moved to the Lancaster area in 2007  hired  Nagy  in 2008 at a time when the AFL was in danger of closing shop and  Nagy  had a family of four children to support. âI was in a tough spot and he took care of us â  Nagy  said in a story on the Chiefs website. âI'll always be indebted to  him .â
Wisdom came through again when  he  gave  Nagy  time off to pursue a second summer internship with the Eagles despite  Nagy  being only a few months into  his  new job as a Realtor.
Wisdom was also high school classmates with Aurora native Brad Childress  who would eventually become Chiefs co-offensive coordinator with  Nagy  when Doug Pederson took the Eagles head coaching job in 2016.
In 2007  the then-Columbus Destroyers quarterback told the Columbus Dispatch that his last name had been pronounced NEH-gee and NAG-ee  though according to Pennsylvania Dutch tradition  itâs supposed to be NAHZJ-ee. "Either way "  Nagy  said at the time. "In high school  it was NEH-gee. In college  it was NAG-ee. Now we don't know what it is.â The Chiefs media guide doesnât list a pronunciation  though  Nagy  told the Dispatch  he  goes by NEH-gee.
 The Nagy  rule
When Andy Reid was coach of the Eagles  he tried to sign then-intern Nagy as a quarterback after an injury to Kevin Kolb in August 2009. The NFL nixed that plan. Technically   Nagy  was still under contract with the AFL. Also  NFL teams now canât sign interns as players to remove the temptation to stash potential replacements for injured players on their staffs.
An online profile of Wisdomâs company  Keystone Custom Homes  lists  Nagy âs title as ânew homes advisor.â So between  his  old job and Wisdomâs knowledge of the Chicago market   Nagy  should have no problem finding a house near Halas Hall.
In Lancaster County  home to Amish country and covered âkissing bridges â Nagy shares favorite-son bragging rights with former Cub Bruce Sutter (Lancaster)  President James Buchanan (Lancaster)  âChicago Fireâ actor Taylor Kinney (Lancaster) and golfer Jim Furyk (West Chester; Manheim Township High School). However   Nagy  canât lay claim to being called the best quarterback to come out of  his  own high school  Manheim Central. That honor belongs to former Michigan State quarterback Jeff Smoker.
Before his career revival in Kansas City  Alex Smith was underused as a runner and didnât get enough credit for his mobility  an attribute he shares with Mitch Trubisky.  Nagy  said  he  used to give Smith the business about it  though. â He  is pretty athletic â  Nagy  said in a âCoachâs Cornerâ interview on Chiefs.com. âWe always get on  him  and tease  him  a little bit that  he 's not as athletic as  he  thinks  he  is  and bring  him  back down  but that's definitely a great trait of  his .â
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[TGT] took an interesting path to becoming the new Bears head coach. Here are 10 things to know about the Plainfield  N.J. native.
 [TGT] has four children with  [TGT]  wife  Stacey â all boys: Brayden  Tate  Jaxon and Jett. âWe tried for a girl and got twin boys â   [TGT] said via the Chiefs website.
Mitch Trubisky will be mentored by a former Arena Football League and Chiefs quarterbacks coach.   [TGT] played six seasons for the AFLâs New York Dragons (2002)  Carolina Cobras (2004)  Georgia Force (2005-06) and Columbus Destroyers (2007-08)  passing for 18 866 yards and 374 touchdowns.
  [TGT] still holds several school passing records at the University of Delaware  such as throwing for 556 yards in a 1998 game against Connecticut.   [TGT] also quarterbacked the Manheim Central High School Barons to back-to-back state finals in 1994 and â95.
Larry Wisdom  who about 10 years ago was a major player in Chicago suburban real estate  played a pivotal role in   [TGT] . Wisdom  a former Midwest regional president at builder Neumann Homes Inc.  who had moved to the Lancaster area in 2007  hired  Nagy  in 2008 at a time when the AFL was in danger of closing shop and   [TGT] had a family of four children to support. âI was in a tough spot and  [TGT]  took care of us â   [TGT] said in a story on the Chiefs website. âI'll always be indebted to   [TGT]  .â
Wisdom came through again when   [TGT]   gave   [TGT] time off to pursue a second summer internship with the Eagles despite   [TGT] being only a few months into   [TGT]   new job as a Realtor.
Wisdom was also high school classmates with Aurora native Brad Childress  who would eventually become Chiefs co-offensive coordinator with  Nagy  when Doug Pederson took the Eagles head coaching job in 2016.
In 2007  the then-Columbus Destroyers quarterback told the Columbus Dispatch that his last name had been pronounced NEH-gee and NAG-ee  though according to Pennsylvania Dutch tradition  itâs supposed to be NAHZJ-ee. "Either way "   [TGT] said at the time. "In high school  it was NEH-gee. In college  it was NAG-ee. Now we don't know what it is.â The Chiefs media guide doesnât list a pronunciation  though  Nagy  told the Dispatch  he  goes by NEH-gee.
 The Nagy  rule
When Andy Reid was coach of the Eagles  he tried to sign then-intern Nagy as a quarterback after an injury to Kevin Kolb in August 2009. The NFL nixed that plan. Technically   Nagy  was still under contract with the AFL. Also  NFL teams now canât sign interns as players to remove the temptation to stash potential replacements for injured players on their staffs.
An online profile of Wisdomâs company  Keystone Custom Homes  lists  Nagy âs title as ânew homes advisor.â So between  his  old job and Wisdomâs knowledge of the Chicago market   Nagy  should have no problem finding a house near Halas Hall.
In Lancaster County  home to Amish country and covered âkissing bridges â Nagy shares favorite-son bragging rights with former Cub Bruce Sutter (Lancaster)  President James Buchanan (Lancaster)  âChicago Fireâ actor Taylor Kinney (Lancaster) and golfer Jim Furyk (West Chester; Manheim Township High School). However   Nagy  canât lay claim to being called the best quarterback to come out of  his  own high school  Manheim Central. That honor belongs to former Michigan State quarterback Jeff Smoker.
Before his career revival in Kansas City  Alex Smith was underused as a runner and didnât get enough credit for his mobility  an attribute he shares with Mitch Trubisky.  Nagy  said  he  used to give Smith the business about it  though. â He  is pretty athletic â  Nagy  said in a âCoachâs Cornerâ interview on Chiefs.com. âWe always get on  him  and tease  him  a little bit that  he 's not as athletic as  he  thinks  he  is  and bring  him  back down  but that's definitely a great trait of  his .â
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