Jets Get Great News After Ben Johnson Hiring

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Former Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson reacting in the middle of an NFL game.

The Chicago Bears have hired former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their next head coach.

That is great news for New York Jets fans according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini.

“This impacts the Jets because there was talk of GM candidate/former Lions exec Lance Newmark going with Johnson to Las Vegas. Now the Jets can pair Newmark and Aaron Glenn if they so choose … if they can beat out the Saints for Glenn,” Cimini said on social media.

Everything is Lining up For The Jets to Get Their Men

There were three general manager openings across the NFL this offseason. However, only two of those openings also had an opening at the head coach spot.

That provided a potential clean slate for a new regime to come in. The Bears stuck with Ryan Poles so whoever they hired as head coach would be stuck with him. The same couldn’t be said for the Las Vegas Raiders and Jets gigs.

There was a fear that Johnson and Washington Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark could combine forces in Las Vegas. However, with Johnson going to Chicago, that potential reunion with Newmark is now off the board.

That leaves the door wide open for the Jets to close the deal on Tuesday, January 21.

Newmark and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn are both scheduled to interview for a second time with the Jets in person on Tuesday.

If everything goes according to plan, the Jets can hire both individuals on the spot and close the deal before they have a chance to speak with anyone else.

This is a developing story and we’ll provide new details as they become available.