Breaking: Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren returns to the NFL

When the Big Ten hired Kevin Warren from the Minnesota Vikings to be the next commissioner replacing legend Jim Delaney,

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Warren noted that he wanted to be with the conference for a long time.

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As the first African-American major collegiate commissioner, the shoes were very big to fill.

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However, Warren lasted just three years with the Big Ten,

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from 2020 through today as he was announced as the next President and CEO of the Chicago Bears.

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Warren’s legacy as the conference leader will be looked at with two massive moves

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. First, how he handled the COVID-19 cancelation of fall football,

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The second was expansion, adding two West coast teams in USC and UCLA.

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