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It took Ben Johnson, then the Lions’ offensive coordinator, a few years to get the combination he needed in the backfield. Once he got it right with speedy running back Jahmyr Gibbs with bruiser David Montgomery, they were dominant as “Sonic and Knuckles.”
Ironically, along the way, Johnson and the Lions offloaded D’Andre Swift, only for Johnson to end up with Swift again as Bears coach. And after several draft targets slipped away, the Bears settled for Rutgers’ Kyle Monangai in the seventh round — choosing him No. 233 out of 257 overall.