Ben Johnson is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. His NFL coaching career began as an assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2012, coaching quarterbacks, tight ends, and wide receivers. Johnson later joined the Detroit Lions in 2019, rising to offensive coordinator in 2022 and leading the team to a top-five offense in every season, including having the #1 ranked offense during the 2024 NFL season. He was previously a walk-on quarterback at North Carolina in the mid-2000s.