The Chicago Bears have a brand new head coach, and a few will say they landed the most popular identify in the marketplace.
Ben Johnson is finalizing a deal to change into the brand new head coach of the Bears, according to multiple reports.
Johnson has been the offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions for the previous three seasons. He drew curiosity from groups as a head coach candidate final yr, however he selected to return to the Lions and look ahead to the correct alternative. He feels he has that in Chicago.
The 38-year-old Johnson had been viewed as a favorite for the Las Vegas Raiders head coach job, however he opted for the Bears as a substitute. He’ll now get to work with quarterback Caleb Williams, who was the highest total decide within the 2024 NFL Draft.
Johnson could have wished to keep away from the AFC West, assuming the Raiders provided him their head coach job. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos all have confirmed head coaches and quarterbacks (for essentially the most half), so Johnson could have been hesitant to hitch such a stacked division.
The Lions led the NFL with 33.2 factors per sport this season. They ranked second within the league with 409.5 complete yards per sport.
Detroit earned the No. 1 seed within the NFC and a bye within the first spherical of the playoffs, however their season got here to a stunning finish with a 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders on Saturday.
They’ll now want to exchange their offensive coordinator and presumably their defensive coordinator, who can also be expected to land a head coach job.
