Ben Johnson was viewed as a top coaching candidate over the last two seasons thanks to his success as the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions since 2022. Johnson creatively engineered a Lions offense that ranked top-three in the NFL over the last two seasons.
Johnson certainly was coveted as a potential head coach by multiple teams, and even previously turned down the opportunity to become a head coach in '24. When he finally took a head coaching position, he remained in the NFC North and headed to the division rival Chicago Bears.
