Bears fire offensive assistant

Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005 | 9:21 a.m.

SUN WIRE REPORTS

The Chicago Bears fired offensive coordinator Terry Shea Tuesday after a season in which the team had one of the NFL's worst offenses.

The Bears, who finished 5-11, also ranked last in six major statistical categories, including scoring and total yards.

"It was a tough decision," said Lovie Smith, who just finished his first season as Bears head coach. "He's a good man, a good coach, but I felt like this was the direction that we had to go to."

Chicago lost six of its last seven games. The Bears had more lost fumbles (21) than offensive touchdowns (19).

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