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There was no single visionary who discovered Ben Johnson and predicted his rise to become one of the NFL’s most coveted coaches. Everyone saw it coming.
Johnson signed on as the Bears’ new head coach Tuesday after three seasons of piling up points as the Lions’ offensive coordinator, and the team will introduce him at a news conference Wednesday at Halas Hall. In conversations with those who worked with Johnson as he climbed through Boston College, the Dolphins and the Lions, the consensus was that he clearly was headed to a job like this.