Ben Johnson is a home run hire for the Bears, with one big caveat

It’s been a long, long time since the Chicago Bears hired a coach that other teams actually wanted. A history littered with the Marc Trestman’s of the world, you have to go back to the 1982 hiring of Mike Ditka to find a coach the Bears landed who other teams were actually interested in.

That changed on Monday with the news that Ben Johnson, architect of the NFL’s No. 1 offense with the Detroit Lions was staying in the NFC North to lead the Bears.

The hottest name on the market, Johnson had been tied to interviews with the Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Cowboys, and Raiders — everyone looking

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