Bears fire Emery, Trestman

— -- The Chicago Bears fired general manager Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman on Monday following a 5-11 season, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.

Offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer, who tearfully apologized to the team late in the season after admitting he was the source of a NFL Network report that was highly critical of quarterback Jay Cutler, also was fired, a source told ESPN.

Former San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary, who starred for 12 seasons as a linebacker for the Bears (1981-1992) would be interested in interviewing for now vacant Bears coaching job, a league source told ESPN.

Singletary is currently working for the NFL as a senior advisor to executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent. He'll also be coaching at the East-West Shrine Game in a few weeks.

The Bears usually go outside-the-box when it comes to head coach hirings. Only once they hired a coach that had NFL head coaching experience, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Paddy Driscoll was actually a player-coach with the Chicago Cardinals in the 1920s before he took the Bears' coaching duties between 1956-57.

Emery lasted just three seasons with the Bears, who did not reach the postseason during that stretch.

Trestman lasted only two seasons with the Bears, who missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year in 2014 despite an offense that featured Cutler, running back Matt Forte and receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery.

Emery's tenure at Halas Hall was marked by the firing of former coach Lovie Smith -- who was ousted after a 10-6 season in 2012 -- the hiring of Trestman and the lucrative contract signed by Jay Cutler this past January.

Emery also struggled to rebuild Chicago's defense in the wake of Brian Urlacher's retirement before the 2013 season. The Bears ranked 30th in the NFL in total defense in 2013 and 30th this season.

Cutler, who signed a seven-year extension reportedly worth $126 million, including $54 million guaranteed, threw 18 interceptions this past season, his highest total since 2009. He struggled mightily in his second year under Trestman and was benched for Chicago's Week 16 game against the  Detroit Lions.

The Bears' frustration this season seemed to boil over after their loss to the  Miami Dolphins on Oct. 19, when Marshall reportedly called out Cutler during a postgame incident in the locker room. They went 5-11 this season.

Before joining the Bears, Trestman spent five years as the head coach of the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, who won two Grey Cup championships during his tenure.

ESPN.com's Jeff Dickerson, Field Yates and Adam Caplan contributed to this report.