Bill Johnson

Senior Defensive Assistant, Chicago Bears (CHI).

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Defensive Assistant
• Team: Chicago Bears (CHI)
• NFL experience: Not listed
• Reports to: Ben Johnson (Head Coach)
• Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees

Background

Johnson joins the Bears as a Senior Defensive Assistant in 2025. A veteran coach, Johnson has 45 years of coaching experience including 18 seasons coaching NFL defensive lines. Most recently he spent three seasons coaching in the USFL/UFL with the Birmingham Stallions and the Houston Roughnecks. He helped the Stallions capture two league championships, winning the USFL in 2022 and the UFL in 2024.