Chris Emma

With the Bears coming off a turmoil-filled 5-12 season, new head coach Ben Johnson understands that addressing his locker room about accountability will be a key component of his job.

The Bears cast a wide net in their meticulous coaching search, but they had one big fish in mind the entire time. They landed him in Ben Johnson.

New Bears head coach Ben Johnson on Thursday informed several coaches from former head coach Matt Eberflus’ staff that they won’t be retained.

New Bears head coach Ben Johnson recognizes that one of his most pressing tasks will be to clean up the team’s locker room mess, which can be traced largely to general manager Ryan Poles’ past decisions.

The Bears won’t retain running backs coach Chad Morton or cornerbacks coach Jon Hoke on the coaching staff led by new head coach Ben Johnson, a source confirmed Friday morning.

New Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen wants to bring an “aggressive, attacking” scheme to Chicago as he oversees a unit that was inconsistent in 2024.

New Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, who’s just 28 years old, never imagined his biggest professional break to date would come together like this.

The Bears have elected to not retain defensive line coach Travis Smith, assistant running backs coach Jennifer King, offensive assistant Ryan Griffin and assistant offensive line coach Jason Houghtaling.

Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower believes he’s on the same page with new head coach Ben Johnson, who elected to retain him on his new staff.

New Bears head coach Ben Johnson was drawn to hire new defensive coordinator Dennis Allen in large part because of the respect he has for Allen’s defensive schemes. That respect is mutual.