That Johnson would leave Detroit was really just a matter of when—not if. He was heavily pursued over the last two coaching cycles after transforming the Lions offense with a on

Former Bears and current Lions running back David Montgomery took to Instagram to share his reaction to his offensive coordinator leaving for Chicago, and it was pretty hilarious.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown revealed the conversation he had with Ben Johnson, the former offensive coordinator he jabbed at for taking the Bears' head coaching gig.

The Detroit Lions were hit with a major offseason shock on Monday when offensive coordinator Ben Johnson announced he would become the next head coach of the Chicago Bears. Johnson’s departure not only leaves a void in Detroit but also stings even more given his move to a divisional rival.

Halas Hall is haunted by past failures, but the Bears may have stumbled into a good hire. He’s creative and fiery and he runs the dang ball.