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Bio box: Get to know Ben Johnson

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Getting to know the new Bears head coach:

Ben Johnson

Born: May 11, 1996 (age 38)

From: Fairview, N.C.

Playing experience: Johnson spent four seasons at North Carolina, where he began as a walk-on and served as a backup quarterback, and graduated in 2008 with degrees in mathematics and computer science.

Work experience: Johnson started his career as a graduate assistant at Boston College. He became a low-level offensive assistant for the Dolphins in 2012 and was promoted to tight ends coach in the middle of the 2015 season.