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Tom Pelissero: Ben Johnson is a 'dream hire' for the Bears
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1/20/2025
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This is a very exciting moment in Chicago. This is a dream hire for where the Bears are. Would
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you agree? There is no doubt. I think that it's a dream hire for a lot of people from the front
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office to the McCaskies to Caleb Williams, who now gets one of the foremost offensive minds in
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the NFL working with them on a daily basis. They knew that they needed to be bold. They knew that
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they were going to have to pay. They were going to have to maybe operate a little bit differently
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than how the Bears have operated in the past. This really escalated starting this morning.
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They entered into contract negotiations. Ben Johnson, based upon having really three teams,
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but especially the Raiders and the Bears, he was not going to have to go through the whole
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second interview circuit and bounce around. He was going to have multiple opportunities.
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And credit to the Bears for stepping up. This was always the job. I've been very consistent
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about this, saying it for a couple of months now. He was intrigued by the Bears' opening.
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He was willing to listen after the season. My understanding all along has been that's the one
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that was going to make the most sense for Ben Johnson. The Raiders made a strong push.
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He could have had that job if he wanted it. The Jaguars were involved as well.
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But he ends up landing in Chicago, stays in the Midwest, stays in the NFC North division,
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and now takes over a Bears team that, quite frankly,
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it's got to be an extremely exciting day in Hallis Hall and throughout all the Bears fans.
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