New Bears coach Ben Johnson took a big dig at Packers coach Matt LaFleur in his introductory press conference on Wednesday.

Matt LaFleur, it appears as if you’re on the clock, sir. No, the Green Bay Packers aren’t going to fire LaFleur if he doesn’t win a Super Bowl next season. General Manager Brian Gutekunst has put some pressure on him,

The Bears hired Johnson, 38, after three seasons as offensive coordinator for the Lions. In his first season, he helped them jump from 25th to fifth in scoring, then they finished fifth last season and led the NFL with 33.2 points per game this season.

New Chicago head coach Ben Johnson didn't waste any time jumping into the Packers-Bears rivarly with his comments directed at Matt LaFleur.

As offensive coordinator in Detroit, Ben Johnson and the Lions swept the Packers in 2022 and again in 2024. He is taking over a Bears roster that is “stocked and loaded.”

Recently, the Chicago Bears took a step into the future by hiring Ben Johnson to be the franchise’s next head coach. Johnson was formerly the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions, who boasted the best offense in the league this season,

Here are our takeaways from Ben Johnson's introductory press conference as the Chicago Bears' next head coach.

Ben Johnson seems to have hit the ground running, as far as hitting the right notes with Chicago Bears fans goes. The new Bears head coach and former Lions offensive coordinator will win brownie points from both fanbases with his latest comments.

The Chicago Bears new head coach wasted no time adding to the historic rivalry against the Green Bay Packers. Chicago hired former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to be their next head coach.

Campbell, the Lions coach, and O’Connell, the Vikings coach, are favorites for NFL coach of the year. LaFleur has led the Packers to four double-digit win seasons in his six years as head coach, with two different quarterbacks.

In what may have been an effort to channel his inner Dan Campbell, newly-minted Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson decided to go with the bold and brash approach to his introductory press conference.

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