Andy Reid names Bears' Ben Johnson one of biggest play-calling rivals
Andy Reid names Bears' Ben Johnson one of biggest play-calling rivals
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is preparing for his fifth Super Bowl since 2019, and he continues to separate himself in the pack of elite coaches in NFL history.
With very few coaches able to compare to Reid's resume, there doesn't feel to be many rival competitions with him, but the Chiefs head coach feels there are three coaches who are his biggest play-calling rivals are, and one of them was new Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson.
Speaking to the media just days before Super Bowl LIX, which will see the Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles for the second time in three years, Reid named his three biggest play-calling rivals. Outside of Johnson, Reid named legendary six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick and current Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio as the three coaches who challenge him the most.
"I've enjoyed watching the Lions this year, and the job that their offensive coordinator did there and now he's the head coach in Chicago," Reid said.
Before becoming the Bears head coach, Johnson thrived as the offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, even winning the AP Assistant Coach of the Year for the work he did in leading Detroit to the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
The 2025 season will be the first for Johnson as a head coach, so it'll be intriguing to watch how he competes among the best coaches in the league, and what he'll do with the Bears offense.
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