Amon-Ra St. Brown said he and Johnson already got into some playful banter his now-former OC called him after taking the Bears job.

Even before the Bears came into the picture, there wasn't a shroud of hope that Ben Johnson would return to the Lions.

The Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach, and the former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator is already busy building his staff. There have been several reports indicating the Bears are zeroing in on Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and are eyeing Darren Rizzi for special teams coordinator (follow along with our rumors tracker).