Phil Emery Seen As Favorite For Bears' GM Job

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"The Bears wrapped up their fifth interview in five days Friday with general- manager candidates.

And they felt strongly enough about the pool that they won't expand it.

So Jason Licht of the New England Patriots, Jimmy Raye of the San Diego Chargers, Marc Ross of the New York Giants, Tim Ruskell of the Bears or Phil Emery of the Kansas City Chiefs will replace Jerry Angelo.

If the hunches of three league sources are correct, Emery is the leader in the clubhouse.

Emery is the Chiefs' college scouting director, and he served in the same capacity under Ruskell in Atlanta. Before that, Emery worked as an area scout for the Bears from 1998 to 2004.

He's considered a "grinder," a college scout who's on the road constantly, searching for the next wave of NFL stars.

Emery's appeal, one source said, might be that his profile is similar to Ted Thompson, the respected general manager of the Green Bay Packers. Like Thompson, Emery has a background deeply rooted on the college side, and he's matter-of-fact and low-key. They're aggressive in traveling to scout college players. "

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