Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has quickly seen his name rise among the up-and-coming coaches who may be considered for a head coaching job in the near future. The 36-year-old coordinator made Tom Pelissero’s “young NFL coaches to watch” list in November. And in the past couple weeks, his name has popped up again. First, the Washington Post posted an anonymous quote from a personnel executive who called him “special.” Then this week Broncos reporter Benjamin Allbright curiously retweeted an October tweet of his own that said, “Lions OC Ben Johnson getting a lot of love in league circles this AM.
Lions OC Ben Johnson not focused on head coaching rumors
