Ex-Bear Singletary joins Vikings staff

After a few days of rumors that the deal was close, Bears Hall of Famer Mike Singletary confirmed to ESPN 1000 on Tuesday that he will join the Vikings staff to work under former teammate Leslie Frazier, who is Minnesota's head coach.

“I will be in Minnesota,” Singletary said during an interview on “The Waddle & Silvy Show.” “I will be a linebackers coach/assistant head coach.”

Singletary, 52, was fired by the San Francisco 49ers as head coach this season. He was 18-22 with the 49ers in a little more than two seasons.

Singletary and Frazier were teammates on the Bears' 1985 Super Bowl championship team. Frazier, a former defensive coordinator for the Vikings, was hired as head coach after serving as interim head coach when Brad Childress was fired in November.