Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson clarified a report from several sources on Wednesday that appeared to cause embarrassment for Caleb Williams and the offense from Day 1 of training camp practice at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Johnson voiced his frustration with Williams and the offense several times on Wednesday. At one point sidelined the first team after they failed to get lined up correctly. Reports from media members attending practice seemed to suggest that Johnson pulled the first-team off the field as a form of punishment.
Chicago Bears’ Ben Johnson clarified an issue from Wednesday
During his pre-practice press conference on Thursday, Johnson said that he did not yank the first-team to the sideline as a punishment but wanted the second-unit to receive their reps as the team was under a tight time crunch.
“Had a great practice yesterday,” Johnson said. “Good start. Guys were excited. Effort was there. Intensity was there. was fun to watch them fly around. I know some people enjoyed me throwing the first-team out of practice,” Johnson continued, using air quotes about the bold text. “Not the case.
“We’re on a time crunch, as you guys all know, we got 90 minutes there that first day, we’re up to 105 here today. So, just need to keep things moving on along there, or other guys aren’t going to be able to get their reps. But point is though, we got to be on our Ps and our Qs. Every minute, every rep is just really valuable.”
Whether or not Johnson meant to pull the first-team off as a punishment, the “point” got through to the offense.
Unfortunately, the lesson wasn’t learned by the end of the second practice.
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