Ben Johnson taunts the Packers in bullish first press conference as Chicago Bears head coach
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Rivalry in the NFC North runs incredibly deep. With one coach's recent decision to jump from one of its teams to another, that anger and resentment had already been baked in. For Ben Johnson, the former offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, the choice to join the Chicago Bears as their new head coach was an easy one.
![[In his press conference, Johnson poked fun at rival Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/21/94408383-14314711-image-a-3_1737581238812.jpg)
In his introductory press conference, the newly-minted Bears coach leaned further into the hatred for other NFC North teams by calling out the team considered Chicago's biggest rival - the Green Bay Packers. Specifically, Johnson poked fun at Packers head coach Matt LaFleur - who Johnson and the Lions had an easy time dispatching earlier this season.
![[Johnson beat LaFleur twice this past season as offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/21/94408365-14314711-image-a-2_1737581236079.jpg)
'I know this is the toughest division in football right now,' Johnson said at his introduction. 'There is [sic] three teams that made the playoffs this year. I've got [a] tremendous amount of respect for the coaches and players in this league having competed against them for the last six years.
Ben Johnson loves beating Packers HC Matt LaFleur:“To be quite frank with you, I kinda enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year.”😈😈😈pic.twitter.com/8m8gdasrCi https://t.co/GtHHbZQIqQ. The Chicago Bears presented new head coach Ben Johnson (R) on Wednesday afternoon.
In his press conference, Johnson poked fun at rival Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur. Johnson beat LaFleur twice this past season as offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions. '[Detroit Lions coach] Dan Campbell, [Minnesota Vikings coach] Kevin O'Connell, you're talking about two guys that are up for Coach of the Year awards as the season ends here. And to be quite frank with you, I kinda enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year.'.
