Bears Name Ben Johnson Head Coach | The Sporting Base
[google-translator]

Bears name Ben Johnson head coach

January 22, 2025

Bears name Ben Johnson head coach

According to Michael Fabiano of  Sports Illustrated on Tuesday, the Chicago Bears have named Ben Johnson of Charleston, South Carolina as their new head coach. It is interesting that Johnson is staying in the NFC North and joins a Bears organization that is looking to improve their offense after only scoring 310 points last season. That was the second fewest points in the National Football Conference. Only the New York Giants scored fewer points with 273.

Johnson was one of the National Football League’s most sought after coaches in the offseason. It is because of what he was able to achieve this past season as the Detroit Lions’s offensive coordinator. During the 2024 NFL regular season, the Lions led the NFL in total points (564), and were second in the NFL with 409.5 total yards per game. Only the Baltimore Ravens averaged more yards per game at 424.9.

It is interesting that Johnson chose the Bears and Caleb Williams over the Jacksonville Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence. Both Williams and Lawrence are former first overall draft picks, and are quarterbacks on teams that had a head coaching vacancy.

Johnson had been the Lions’s offensive coordinator the last three years and this is the first time he has been a NFL head coach. He was previously with the Miami Dolphins from 2012 to 2018. He held the roles of offensive assistant, assistant quarterbacks coach, tight end coach, assistant wide receivers coach and wide receivers coach. Then in 2019, Johnson joined the Lions. Prior to being the offensive coordinator, he was the Lions offensive quality control coach, tight ends coach, and passing game coordinator.


Fill In The Form Below To Receive Our NFL News Straight To Your Email For FREE!

 

Leave a Reply

July 9, 2025

2025 Atlanta Falcons Projected Finish, Key Signings & Fantasy Stars

In the second of a 32-part series, we are featuring all National Football League teams with a prediction of where each team will finish within their division, key off-season acquisitions and their Read More

July 8, 2025

2025 Arizona Cardinals Projected Finish, Key Signings & Fantasy Stars

In the first of a 32-part series, we are featuring all National Football League teams with a prediction of where each team will finish within their division, key off-season acquisitions and their top Read More

July 4, 2025

Should the Pittsburgh Steelers sign one more quarterback?

We obviously know that Aaron Rodgers will be the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season He is a future first ballot Hall of Fame quarterback and has every right to decide when Read More