Former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson left the team to take the head coaching position of the Chicago Bears on Monday.
Super Bowl champion Lomas Brown talked about what Lions fans are going through losing their top coordinator after a crushing playoff loss during a recent appearance on “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” OutKick.
“I know it’s another body shot. You know that old game, body shot, body shot… That was a big one yesterday,” Brown said. “All of them on the radio, that was the thing yesterday, Ben Johnson left. Oh my God, you have so many fans mad at Ben for taking the Chicago job. I think it’s more, not him leaving, but more of the job. which he is accepting because of how staunch rivals 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 Barté/IImagn Images)
“Now, we have to play him twice a year. That made the division even tougher with Ben Johnson coming in there. And a lot of feeling before he took the job was that Ben wouldn’t take that job because he knew he would. “I have I had to face his good friend Dan Campbell twice a year, but he accepted it and a lot of people weren’t happy about it.
The No. 1-seeded Lions were defeated by the No. 6-seeded Washington Commanders, 45-31, on Saturday.
Brown said losing Johnson, especially to a division rival, and potentially other top assistants makes the loss to the Commanders hurt that much more.
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Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson watches a play against the Chicago Bears during the first half at Soldier Field in Chicago on Dec. 22, 2024. (Image)
“A lot of people are not happy with this around here, and I think, again, I think a lot of that is due to the results of the game, and everything that’s going on the last few days around here. It’s culminating in “Ben Johnson accepts work and, damn, we’re going to lose other assistants,” Brown said.
“I mean Aaron Glenn, maybe you’re talking about (offensive line coach) Hank Fraley. It’s other assistants we’re going to lose on this team. That’s why this was the year to do it.”
Glenn was scheduled to interview with the New York Jets for the second time for their head coaching position on Tuesday, according to NFL Network.
Tuesday’s interview will be the first in-person meeting between the Jets and Glenn.
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 Oct. 30, 2023. (Image)
Fraley is interviewing for the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator position on Tuesday, according to ESPN. It will be Fraley’s second interview with the team and his first in-person interview.
Brown spent 18 seasons in the NFL and was with the Lions for 11 of them. Brown was a star left tackle and made the Pro Bowl seven consecutive seasons between 1990 and 1996.
Brown won a Super Bowl in his final season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002.
