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The Lions' Ben Johnson has the 'fire' to be a head coach — and Caleb Williams could be part of the allure

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was standing on the sideline on Thanksgiving and heard the way the football zipped out of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ right hand.

“You could hear the ball whistle by you,” he said Thursday before the Lions practiced for Sunday’s game at Soldier Field. “He’s got quite a fastball, and has some creativity to him to extend plays and is accurate down the field as well.

“I haven’t really dove in and can’t tell you much more beyond that, but he’s been impressive from afar.