On Sunday, NFL insider Tom Pelissero appeared on NFL Network and said the Chicago Bears were interested in interviewing Freeman for their head coaching job. Since then, the Bears have interviewed other candidates, and there's been speculation about whether Freeman would actually consider leaving for the NFL.

Is Marcus Freeman a candidate for the Chicago Bears opening? Here's everything to know about the NFL rumors surrounding Notre Dame's head coach:

The Notre Dame football team is preparing for its first national title appearance since the 2012 season. The Irish have not won a championship since 1988, which was a few seasons after the Chicago Bears last won a Super Bowl.

One of those people is Fox Sports host Colin Cowherd, who said last week that he thinks Freeman is as close as it gets to Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay when it comes to coaching comparisons.

As the Chicago Bears eye an interview with Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman for their head coaching vacancy, it brings into question what the Fighting Irish would do if he decided to move to the NFL.

A youth movement takes hold among college football coaches, and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman is the handsome face of this millennial moment.

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman was given a significant award a few days after the college football season ended. The third-year head coach led the Fighting Irish to the National Championship game this season,

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit believes that Notre Dame will continue to achieve immense success under head coach Marcus Freeman despite losing to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship

Of course, the last we saw of Notre Dame's defense was giving up 34 points to Ohio State in the national championship, but... no one stopped the Buckeyes this year. Overall, it wa