Ben Johnson Provides Plenty of Optimisim

It doesn’t take much to get Bears fans hyped up about the start of a new football year. But the arrival of Ben Johnson as the team’s new head coach amplifies things at another level.

September 08, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

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Hope springs eternal ahead of the Chicago Bears’ upcoming Week 1 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. It doesn’t take much to get Bears fans hyped up about the start of a new football year. But the arrival of Ben Johnson as the team’s new head coach amplifies things at another level. I’d go as far as to say that Johnson is THE main reason for Bears’ optimism going into the 2025 NFL season. And for what it’s worth, I am not alone in feeling that way,

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Ben Johnson is the No. 1 Source of Bears Optimism Going into the 2025 NFL Season - Bleacher Nation

First-year Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson is *THE* reason to be optimistic about this year.

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