Chicago Bears' new head coach Ben Johnson brings former Lions WR coach Antwaan Randle El on board, and Jeff Nixon could be next.

Another Lions assistant coach is apparently heading to join Ben Johnson's new staff with the Chicago Bears. The latest to jump ship from Detroit is assistant QB coach JT Barrett. While nothing official had been announced,

Randle El, who played nine seasons as a receiver in the NFL, joined coach Dan Campbell's staff as the WR coach after two years as an offensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Lions won a franchise-record 15 games in 2024 but were upset 45–31 by the Washington Commanders in the divisional round last weekend.

New Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson was preparing the Detroit Lions to play the Washington Commanders a week ago. On Thursday, multiple changes were announced. During his introductory news conference on Wednesday, Johnson identified issues Chicago had in 2024. He called out the offensive line.

The Chicago Bears are hiring former Detroit wide receiver Antwaan Randle El. Check out more about him and his playing career here.

Of course the primary task for J.T. Barrett will be to spearhead the refinement of Caleb Williams’ development and be that sounding board between player and coach. He’s relati

Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Bears are hiring J.T. Barrett as their quarterbacks coach. Barrett is the latest coach to follow Ben Johnson from Detroit to Chicago. Barrett, 30, wound up going undrafted out of Ohio State back in 2018 before signing a three-year,

The Detroit Lions will have another coaching vacancy to fill as quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett has joined the Chicago Bears. The post Lions Get More Bad News on the Coaching Front appeared first on Heavy Sports.