As is tradition at the NFL Combine, virtually every head coach or general manager will get grilled by the press, with Johnson’s grilling scheduled for 1:00 CT. He’ll be thrown plenty of softballs—“Ben, what did you wear to your final interview in Chicago?”—but Bears Nation isn’t interested in fluff. They need real information, and they need it now.

Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson is set to go into his first season with a staff of 28 assistants, the team announced on Thursday. The list includes includes new offensive and defensive coordinators Declan Doyle and Dennis Allen,

Right now the film is speaking for many players, but the combine will affect stocks for better or worse, so this can be an organic exercise.

How the NFL salary cap rising up to $277 million to $281 million per team will impact the Baltimore Ravens off-season

On Wednesday, the NFL announced the salary cap would be increasing significantly from the 2024 number of $255 million. Now, the expected salary cap for 2025 will be in the range of $277-$281 million per organization.

Per Dan Graziano of ESPN, the NFL informed teams that the 2025 per-team salary cap is increasing heading into next season. The NFL salary cap is projected to fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.