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Some familiar faces are leaving Halas Hall for other employment
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Who will the Chicago Bears select in the 2025 NFL Draft? - SI - If you’re going strictly by today’s odds, the Chicago Bears would draft Jaylon Johnson 2.0.
Cole Kmet: Ben Johnson will bring ‘high standard’ to Bears - 670 - Bears tight end Cole Kmet sat in the front row for new head coach Ben Johnson’ introductory press conference Wednesday at Halas Hall, and Kmet believes Johnson can turn the team’s culture around.
Bears won’t retain Thomas Brown, Eric Washington, 3 others - 670 - New Bears head coach Ben Johnson on Thursday informed several coaches from former head coach Matt Eberflus’ staff that they won’t be retained.
Bears will not retain interim HC Thomas Brown, several assistant coaches - NBC Sports - With the hiring of head coach Ben Johnson now official, the Bears are moving on from several members of the former staff.
Bears not keeping former interim head coach Thomas Brown, DC Eric Washington - Chicago Sun-Times - Brown was the interim coach for five games.
New coach Ben Johnson says 'sleeping giant' Bears should've been better than 5-12 this season - Chicago Sun-Times - General manager Ryan Poles called that a “great” compliment of the roster but “also frustrating because of what happened.”
Winning the press conference: Do first impressions matter for newly hired NFL head coaches? - As NFL teams embark on another round of head-coaching hires, Judy Battista examines what goes into winning the introductory press conference, revisiting memorable first impressions that have been made over the years.
Ranking NFL head-coach openings in 2025 hiring cycle - NFL.com - Which NFL head-coaching jobs stand out as the most potentially appealing to new hires? Judy Battista ranks the openings in the 2025 hiring cycle -- including the chance to take charge of a Cowboys roster featuring Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb.
Bears coach Ben Johnson: Dynamic QB play is more important than protecting the ball - Chicago Sun-Times - The Bears protected the ball at all costs last year — and didn’t benefit from it.
New Bears coach Ben Johnson can help GM Ryan Poles on personnel if they establish partnership - Chicago Sun-Times - When the Bears look to allocate their projected $66 million in cap space (fifth in the league) and spend their three draft picks in the first two rounds (Nos. 10, 39 and 41), it’s...
