The Bears and Tim Ruskell have decided to part ways, according to a tweet from the official Bears Twitter account.
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ChicagoBears.comLM: Bears and director of player personnel Tim Ruskell have mutually agreed to part ways.
Jan 30 via webFavoriteRetweetReply
Ruskell, who was the Bears' player personnel director, also interviewed for the GM job but the team decided to hire Phil Emery instead.
Don't forget, CSN will be airing Emery's press conference LIVE today at 2:00 p.m. Can't watch it on TV? CSNChicago.com will also be streaming it as part of a watch-and-chat event.
More to come on this developing story.