Bears coach Ben Johnson not looking to take the easy route

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles, right, talks to media as new head coach Ben Johnson listens to him during a news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ORG XMIT: ILNH113 SHARE

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Bears coach Ben Johnson was asked Thursday about trying to make life easier for his new offensive linemen.

Ease, he said, had no place in the discussion.

“It shouldn’t be easy,” said Johnson, who was hired away from the Lions’ offensive coordinator job in January. “This should be hard. Spring should be hard, training camp should be hard.

“Anything worth doing is hard, so it’s going to take a lot of work, it’s going to take a lot of effort. In…