Chicago Bears appoint Lions’ Ben Johnson as manager.

The Chicago Bears are finalizing a contract to appoint Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson as their next boss.

Ben, who has been Detroit’s offensive coordinator in the last 3 years, will replace Matt Eberflus, who was dismissed during the campaign.

The former OC of the Lions was available to be appointed after Detroit was the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the postseason and was eliminated during the past weekend by the Washington Commanders.

A new day in Chicago: The #Bears are finalizing a deal to hire Ben Johnson as their head coach, per sources.

Johnson is set to fly there soon and contract parameters are in place. Barring a last-minute snag, the #Lions OC lands with an NFC North rival. pic.twitter.com/Y1i4lRtpw5

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Ben has rebuffed interest from the franchise in the past few campaigns but will now take over at the Bears to coach QB Caleb Williams, who shared earlier in January that he was intrigued by Ben’s offense with Detroit.

Ahead of Chicago’s 34-17 defeat against the Lions in the past month, Johnson shared similar praise over what he’d seen from the Bears quarterback. In 2 matches vs. Detroit, the 1^st overall selection in the past year’s draft threw for 681 yards and 5 TDs without a pick.

Chicago finished 5-12 this campaign, last in the NFC North rankings.