Tom Brady appeared on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Wednesday around the same time that Ben Johnson held his welcome press conference with the Chicago Bears. Brady had reportedly played the part of a " very convincing owner " when the Las Vegas Raiders were trying to land Johnson while Brady was also preparing to call Johnson's final game with the Detroit Lions last Saturday.
According to insider Dianna Russini, Tom Brady made an hours-long pitch to Ben Johnson, but Johnson chose the Chicago Bears. Here's why.
Tom Brady opened up about the Raiders' "collaborative" process to find their next head coach on "The Herd," while confirming he will continue his role as the NFL on FOX's top color commentator.
The Las Vegas Raiders have to be asking themselves one question on Monday after the Chicago Bears hired the 2025 coaching carousel's top candidate in Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson: Now what?
Ben Johnson was hired by the Chicago Bears, leaving Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders still without a coach.
Current Raiders owner and FOX broadcaster Tom Brady may be ruining the Chicago Bears' hopes of landing Ben Johnson.
Bears GM Ryan Poles is wooing Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. So is Tom Brady, who owns 5% of the Raiders. Only one of them, though, will have an open microphone and a captive audience Saturday night.
The Chicago Bears are hiring Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to be their next head coach. Getting Johnson is considered a huge win for the organ
How this plays out will reveal whether the Bears really have been remade or if they’re still the same doddering franchise they’ve been for decades
Saturday night’s playoff game between the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions aired on Fox and thus, featured the announce team of Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady. That was welcome news to Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey — who didn’t have to work to avoid Joe Buck.
With Glenn going to New York, Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, four head coaching vacancies remain. The Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt. Johnson, who was Detroit’s offensive coordinator, picked the Bears on Monday, two days after the No. 1 seeded Lions lost to Washington.