The Chicago Bears' poaching of the Detroit Lions coaching staff continued as Ben Johnson hired a former colleague as his assistant head coach.

Detroit Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El is following former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears. The hits just keep on coming for the Detroit Lions.

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.

Another Lions assistant coach is apparently heading to join Ben Johnson's new staff with the Chicago Bears. The latest to jump ship from Detroit is assistant QB coach JT Barrett. While nothing official had been announced,

Of course the primary task for J.T. Barrett will be to spearhead the refinement of Caleb Williams’ development and be that sounding board between player and coach. He’s relati

Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Bears are hiring J.T. Barrett as their quarterbacks coach. Barrett is the latest coach to follow Ben Johnson from Detroit to Chicago. Barrett, 30, wound up going undrafted out of Ohio State back in 2018 before signing a three-year,

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