Caleb Williams makes his feelings clear about new Bears head coach Ben Johnson
Caleb Williams is hyped after the Chicago Bears hired former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as head coach.
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Caleb Williams will finally get to work with Ben Johnson. After much speculation, the Chicago Bears are set to hire the former offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell prepared himself to lose both his coordinators, Johnson and DC Aaron Glenn, following their divisional round exit against the Washington Commanders.
I would expect to lose both, but I haven’t been told anything. I just, I’ve got a feeling, but I am prepared to lose both.
Dan Campbell said via Detroit Free Press
Johnson interviewed for the Bears coaching position earlier in January and waited patiently for General Manager Ryan Poles to send him the good news. As per sources, Poles wasn’t too keen on hiring Johnson, but that seems to be settled as the Bears announced finalizing a deal with the 38-year-old.
It didn’t take long for Caleb Williams to make his feelings clear about the news. Hawkeyed fans noticed that Williams liked a post that shared that the Bears were hiring Johnson.
Caleb Williams has weighed in on his new coach … pic.twitter.com/TWLO8O4sww
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 20, 2025
The 2024 first round can now rest a bit easily and will not have to worry about prank calls. A group of kids decided to play a joke on Williams by posing as Johnson and FaceTiming him on his phone. Reports suggested that Williams wasn’t too pleased with the harmless prank.
It makes sense for Williams to be a little on edge after a 5-12 finish in his rookie season which led to the firing of both head coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. He can now look forward to working with Johnson.
Ben Johnson has high hopes for Caleb Williams
As both the Lions and Bears are part of the NFC North, Williams played against Johnson’s team twice last year. Even though the Bears lost on both occasions, Williams combined threw for more than 500 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Johnson felt massively impressed by the 23-year-old’s range of passing and arm strength.
It’s been difficult to sit down and study every throw, but plenty of crossover tape over the course of the year. There’s no question this guy’s talented. I remember standing on the sideline last game and you can hear the ball whistle by you. He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.
Ben Johnson told Sports Illustrated in December 2024
Ben Johnson couldn’t hold back his smile talking about Caleb Williams. 👀
— Bearsszn (@bearssznn) December 20, 2024
He knows Caleb is special. This pairing needs to happen. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/JMvtuv0J2L
Williams ended his first season in the NFL with 351 completions for 3541 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions.
Johnson can work his magic with the USC graduate in a similar way he brought Jared Goff back from the pits of hell. In his three seasons as the offensive coordinator in Detroit, the Lions had a 36-15 record in the regular season with back-to-back NFC North titles.
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