‘He’s the smartest football mind in the room’: How Ben Johnson’s background shaped the Bears coach’s rise
Displayed in a wicker chair on the front porch of Ben Johnson’s boyhood home, atop a hill 15 minutes southeast of downtown, ...
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Ben Johnson stunned Washington Commanders when he pulled name from head coach search
Ben Johnson almost was the Washington Commanders head coach. Then he spurned them while their leadership team was on a plane ride to Detroit to interview him. Johnson has been a hot commodity in ...
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Ben Johnson is a home run hire for the Bears, with one big caveat
That changed on Monday with the news that Ben Johnson, architect of the NFL’s No. 1 offense with the Detroit Lions was staying in the NFC North to lead the Bears. The hottest name on the market ...
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Chicago Bears to hire Ben Johnson: Deal for the new head coach being finalized
The Bears are finalizing a deal, sources told the Tribune on Monday, to hire Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who was hotly pursued by the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.