New Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is getting right to work building out his coaching staff. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Johnson and the Bears have requested to interview Los Angeles Rams assistant head coach and defensive passing game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant to become Chicago’s new defensive coordinator.

In his first days as head coach of the Chicago Bears, Ben Johnson has already requested to interview one of the Los Angeles Rams’ top assistants. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Bears want to interview Rams assistant head coach and passing game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant for their defensive coordinator vacancy.

According to Ian Rapoport, the Bears have requested to interview Rams passing game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant for defensive coordinator.

The Chicago Bears have appointed Ben Johnson as their new head coach. Johnson, 38, has been with the Detroit Lions since 2019 and spent the past three seasons as their offensive co-ordinator. He succeeds Matt Eberflus,

The Chicago Bears announced Tuesday that the team had reached an agreement with former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator to become the new head coach in the Windy City.

The Chicago Bears have made it official, announcing Ben Johnson as their head coach Tuesday and scheduling an introductory news conference for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Halas Hall. The team issued its formal news release a day after news broke that the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator had agreed to join the Bears and was finalizing a deal.