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The Lions’ practice facility was mostly empty on Saturday, Jan. 11. Players stayed home to enjoy the payoff for finishing atop the NFC — a first-round playoff bye.
Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn went to the office and each hunkered down in different conference rooms to do virtual interviews with teams hunting for a head coach. The Bears were one of four teams with whom Johnson did a virtual interview — but he didn’t want them to see it that way.