It’s been a long time coming, but Ben Johnson (Chicago Bears) and Aaron Glenn (New York Jets) are off to run their own franchises. Who they take with them is the next question, but what we do know right now is that Dan Campbell is tasked with replacing two of his closest confidants in the middle of a Super Bowl window.

Ben Johnson picked up a few tricks as a mentee to Dan Campbell during his time with the Detroit Lions, and now he's stealing fellow former proteges from his mentor to add to his Chicago Bears coaching staff.

Randle El, who played nine seasons as a receiver in the NFL, joined coach Dan Campbell's staff as the WR coach after two years as an offensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Lions won a franchise-record 15 games in 2024 but were upset 45–31 by the Washington Commanders in the divisional round last weekend.

The Detroit Lions also lost coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to head coach jobs and DL coach Terrell Williams to a coordinator spot.

Ben Johnson met the Chicago media for the first time as new Bears coach. Here's everything he said during the 30-minute session.

The Bears are expected to be a finalist for Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who Dan Campbell said he expects to lose to a head coaching job soon.

Ben Johnson is making progress building his staff two days after he was introduced as coach of the Chicago Bears. The former Lions offensive coordinator is bringing two assistants with him from Detroit.

Ben Johnson is quickly building his first coaching staff as the Bears head coach, and he's poaching from a few other teams in the process. The Bears are working to finalize a deal with Lions receivers coach Antwaan Randle El to be their new assistant head coach/wide receivers coach,