Steve Heiden, who spent the past 2 seasons coaching TEs for the Detroit Lions, joins former Lions DC Aaron Glenn's staff with the New York Jets.
The current Washington Commanders assistant quarterbacks coach reportedly has interest from the Jets, Jaguars and Bears to join their coaching staffs. Blough has drawn rave reviews for his work with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and for assisting Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury with game preparation and certain play calls.
Johnson is a home-run hire for the Bears, but general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of work to do with this roster, between free agency and the 2025 NFL draft, to elevate this team. But it helps that Chicago has the resource to do just that with the fifth-most salary cap space and four picks in the Top 75 of the NFL draft.
The Chicago Bears' poaching of the Detroit Lions coaching staff continued as Ben Johnson hired a former colleague as his assistant head coach.
The Detroit Lions also lost coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to head coach jobs and DL coach Terrell Williams to a coordinator spot.
Some Detroit Lions fans are beside themselves that Ben Johnson is staying in the NFC North with the Chicago Bears: 'Benedict Johnson'
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is in the process of filling out his coaching staff, but he won't target the Detroit Lions to do it.
The Chicago Bears have officially named former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their new head coach.
Ben Johnson will move from the Detroit Lions to his NFC North rival, as the Chicago Bears are bringing him on as the team's new head coach.
From the moment the NFL's 2024 regular season came to an end, it was abundantly clear that the Detroit ... Chicago Bears. Johnson had also been linked to the Raiders, but ended up choosing the ...
Ben Johnson, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator, will be hired by Chicago Bears as head coach, adding further intrigue to NFC North.
Ben Johnson will now be tasked with getting the most out of Caleb Williams and getting the Bears into the mix in the competitive NFC North.