He then signed with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) and played two games as a guard with the team in 1931.

Myers served as the head football coach at Boston College from 1941 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1950, compiling a record of 35–27–4.

Myers left the NFL after one year and was hired as line coach at West Virginia University under Greasy Neale.

[1] In 1936, Myers took the line coaching job at Brown University, where he worked for five years under Tuss McLaughry.

In his first two seasons, Myers posted records of 7–3 and 8–2 and led Boston College to the 1943 Orange Bowl, where the Eagles lost to Alabama, 37–21.