former Detroit Lions Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson left the team to take over as head coach of the Chicago Bears on Monday.
Super Bowl champion Lomas Brown spoke about what Lions fans are going through with the loss of their top coordinator after a crushing playoff loss during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “No @I’m with Dan Dakich“.
“I know it’s another body hit. You know that old game, body hit, body hit…that was a big hit yesterday,” Brown said. “All of them on the radio talk show, that was the topic yesterday, Ben Johnson leaving. Oh my gosh, I’ve got a lot of fans upset with Ben about taking the Chicago job. I think it’s less about him leaving, it’s more about the job that he’s taking because of how bitter a rival we are.” With Chicago.
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Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson before a game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bart/IImagn Images)
“Now, we have to play him twice a year. That made the division more difficult with Ben Johnson going there. And a lot of the feeling before he took the job was that Ben wasn’t going to take this job because he knew he was going to do it.” He had to face his good friend Dan Campbell twice a year, but he accepted it.
The No. 1 seed Lions were upset by the No. 6 seed Washington leaders45-31, Saturday.
Losing Johnson, especially to a rival, and perhaps other top aides, makes losing to leaders even more painful, Brown said.
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Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson watches a game against the Chicago Bears during halftime at Soldier Field in Chicago on December 22, 2024. (to imagine)
“A lot of people are unhappy with what’s going on here, and I think that, again, I think a lot of that is down to the results of the game, and everything that’s been going on in the last few days here. It’s come to a head with Ben Johnson taking the job,” Brown said. “We will lose other helpers.”
“I mean Aaron Glenn, you’re talking about maybe (offensive line coach) Hank Fraley. We’re going to lose a couple more assistants from this team. That’s why this was the year for us to get it done.”
Glenn was scheduled to interview with the New York Jets for the second time for his coaching position on Tuesday. According to NFL Network.
Tuesday’s interview will be the first in-person meeting between Gates and Glenn.
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Lions legend Lomas Brown speaks during a Ring of Honor induction ceremony at halftime of a game between the Detroit Lions and Las Vegas Raiders at Ford Field in Detroit on October 30, 2023. (to imagine)
Fraley is interviewing for the offensive coordinator position for the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday. According to ESPN. It will be Fraley’s second interview with the team and their first in-person interview.
Brown spent 18 seasons at NFL There were 11 of them with the lions. Brown was a star left tackle and made the Pro Bowl seven straight seasons from 1990-1996.
Brown won the Super Bowl in his final season with the team Tampa Bay Buccaneers In 2002.
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