Harris is the latest assistant to be added to new head coach Ben Johnson's staff in Chicago, joining former Detroit Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El, who will serve as the Bears' assistant head coach and receivers coach.

In his two full seasons with Detroit, Johnson went 3-1 against Green Bay, including sweeping them in their two regular season meetings in 2024. As he stated in his press conference, Johnson particularly enjoyed beating Packers head coach Matt LaFleur twice in a season.

Ben Johnson, the Chicago Bears new head coach, had this to say about Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers: "I kind of enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year.”

Johnson could look to Detroit to bring an assistant with him to serve in a coordinator role in Chicago. The most rumored name is Lion offensive line coach Hank Fraley (update: this is likely not happening),

The Chicago Bears' poaching of the Detroit Lions coaching staff continued as Ben Johnson snagged a former colleague to be his assistant head coach.

Chicago Bears fans are fired up for the Ben Johnson era. The Bears hired him to be their next head coach this week after the Detroit Lions lost to the Washington Commanders in the NFC divisional round.

In a fiery start to his tenure with the Bears, new head coach Ben Johnson wasted no time stirring the pot in the NFC North. The former Lions offensive coordinator threw a pointed jab at Matt LaFleur and the Packers.