On Ben Johnson’s return to Detroit, Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown said, “We’re all jeering him.

When the former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator returns to Ford Field in Week 2, Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson shouldn’t anticipate a warm welcome. Amon-Ra St. Brown, a wide receiver for the Lions, will guarantee it.

“Week two is going to be quite hectic. I swear to you. In a recent episode of the “St. Brown Podcast,” St. Brown stated, “It’s going to be so electric.” However, we start jeering Ben (Johnson) as soon as he enters the room. I don’t care. We’re all jeering at him.

“Yeah, he (Johnson) said it’s going to be lit, I’m not going to lie,” responded Bears receiver Rome Odunze, who was a guest on the show. I’m here for it, too.

In 2024, Johnson led Detroit’s top-ranked offense. The Bears hired him to take Matt Eberflus’ spot as head coach. Johnson is 39 years old. Prior to being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2022, Johnson had been with the Lions since 2019 as a quality control coach.

St. Brown remarked, “I just want to be a fly on the wall in his meeting room.” How does he perform as head coach? That’s not you, dawg, like Ben. Ben, please stop behaving this way; I know you.

Week 1 is over, week 2 is here which means Ben Johnson’s return to Detroit is up next 🍿 pic.twitter.com/bSmqUoHLSi

— St. Brown Podcast (@StBrownPodcast) September 9, 2025

Both the Bears and the Lions have disappointing losses in their first two games going into Week 2. The Bears lost 27-24 to the Minnesota Vikings, who started quarterback J.J. McCarthy for the first time, after blowing a 17-6 lead in the fourth quarter. The defending NFC North champion Lions, however, lost 27–13 to the Green Bay Packers after being outmatched and failing to score a touchdown until the game was already lost.

Prior to accepting his first head coaching position, Johnson had been a longtime associate of Lions coach Dan Campbell. In addition to their four years together in Detroit, they worked with the Miami Dolphins for four years. In 2015, Johnson replaced Campbell as tight ends coach after Campbell was elevated to interim coach.

Johnson discussed his learnings from working with Campbell earlier this week, saying, “I’ve learned from everybody that I’ve been around, the good and the bad and everything in between.” “There, I definitely learned a lot of lessons.”

Even though Johnson coaches in the NFC North, Campbell stated that he will always think of Johnson as a friend.

“Listen, my friend is Ben. I will always be friends with him. However, Campbell stated that nothing would change in that regard. It is imperative that we win this game, thus we are preparing to play Chicago. They’re going to try to do the same thing, so we need to figure out how to clean things up and get things done. It seems to happen every week.

At 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, the Bears vs. Lions game will begin.