Cary-Grove apologizes to Lake Forest for ‘Fire Nagy’ chantsMichael O’Brienon November 23, 2021 at 5:34 pm

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy watches his team from the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens. | AP Photos

Cary-Grove high school principal Neil Lesinski released a statement on social media Tuesday apologizing for the “Fire Nagy” chants that his school’s student section delivered during its Class 6A state semifinal game against Lake Forest on Saturday.

Cary-Grove high school principal Neil Lesinski released a statement on social media Tuesday apologizing for the “Fire Nagy” chants that his school’s student section delivered during its Class 6A state semifinal game against Lake Forest on Saturday.

Bears coach Matt Nagy has a son that plays on Lake Forest’s football team.

“I want to assure our community that the chant was not acceptable nor appropriate and was immediately addressed by administration at the game,” Lesinski wrote. “We also felt it was important to meet with our student superfans that lead our chants and cheers and talk to them about what happened and give them an opportunity to reflect and correct their actions.”

According to one Lake Forest football player the team has heard the chant at all of its games this season. Matt Nagy was in attendance at the football game in Cary-Grove on Saturday.

The incident gained exposure when the short clip was cut from the online broadcast of the game and posted on Twitter.

High-profile athletes have been the target of student section chants for decades. Jalen Brunson, currently with the Dallas Mavericks, faced such intense chants during his senior year that Stevenson High School had security with him at road games.

Cary-Grove will play East St. Louis in the Class 6A state championship game on Saturday.

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