Richard Hightowers Special Return.mp4

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Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower addresses his return under new coach Ben Johnson and the accountability factor his players on special teams see.

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00:00Yeah, I tell you what, when I sat down with Ben, it was clearly evident from the get-go

00:11that this was someone that I wanted to work with and somebody I wanted to work for and

00:16be a part of his staff.

00:18You know, the players here really enjoy the players here, really enjoy hearing Ben's vision.

00:27He was clear and concise from the get-go and very transparent about everything that

00:33was occurring.

00:35So his passion for special teams really was exciting to me, and not only for special teams,

00:42but connecting all three phases together, playing complementary football.

00:46What I'm excited about and what the players are excited about, because they've been darn

00:50blowing my phone up, you know, left and right, which is an honor, you know, I'm grateful

00:55for that.

00:56They're excited about taking this thing to the next level.

00:59So I can't tell you how humbling it's been to get all the text messages from these guys

01:04and just, these dudes are, I can't wait to help these dudes reach the goals that they

01:09want to reach.

01:10In the special teams room, they're held to the highest standard and they want to be pushed

01:16and they're held accountable.

01:17And I love them, I put my arm around them, but I put my foot up there behind when I need

01:21to.

01:22So that's the real, that's the real peak behind the curtain of what goes on.

01:27And the credit to those guys that they continue to play at a high level, week in and week

01:34out, even with anything, you know, y'all is going to have adversity, you know, but those

01:38guys in a special teams room rose to the challenge.

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