{"id":42613,"date":"2026-01-29T23:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42613"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:58:48","slug":"dan-campbell-and-lions-just-stole-one-of-ben-johnsons-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42613","title":{"rendered":"Dan Campbell and Lions Just Stole One of Ben Johnson&#8217;s Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235398738-1-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235398738-1-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235398738-1-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235398738-1-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dan Campbell and Lions Just Stole One of Ben Johnson's Bears\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions are in offseason mode, but they\u2019re already making changes and rebuilding for the 2026-27 season. All is fair when it comes to the NFL, on Thursday, January 29, Dan Campbell and the Lions picked up a former Chicago Bears player and ripped him out of Ben Johnson\u2019s clutches.<\/p>\n<p>No, the Detroit Lions didn\u2019t pull someone like Caleb Williams from the Bears\u2019 roster. But, it\u2019s interesting to see Campbell and the Detroit Lions making moves like this so early in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting, of course, that the Lions ended their 2025-26 season with a win over the Bears on the road. That game took place on January 4, with a 19-16 final score.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll right, good win by the guys. Proud of them. That\u2019s the way to finish,\u201d Campbell told reporters after the game. \u201cI really didn\u2019t expect anything different out of them just knowing the guys that we had I tell you what. But, nonetheless I\u2019m still proud of them because it\u2019s not always the easiest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cYou get eliminated and it\u2019s hard for some guys. You\u2019re back out in the elements and with a team that\u2019s already clinched. But our guys fought, man, from the beginning even when they came back, we were up two scores, they came back, our guys didn\u2019t bat an eye and we were able to finish it out. Really one of the best games we\u2019ve played as far as complementary football. That\u2019s really what. A lot of really good performances by a lot of guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Detroit Lions Sign Former Chicago Bears Player<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, January 29, the Detroit Lions officially signed former Chicago Bears tight end Thomas Gordon to a reserve\/future contract. They officially announced the news on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon spent his rookie year in 2025-26 with the Chicago Bears. He inked with the team in August 2025 but didn\u2019t\u00a0make their 53-man roster. So, he signed to the practice squad in December and wasn\u2019t signed by Chicago to a futures deal after the season ended.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the Bears, Gordon was on the UFL\u2019s San Antonio Brahmas\u2019 team. But, he only appeared in one game for them and didn\u2019t have any statistics from that game.<\/p>\n<p>So, this move adds some depth to the tight end position. Even though it\u2019s not groundbreaking, it\u2019s true that the Lions might get some tidbits from Gordon\u2019s time with the Bears that could be beneficial.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Jared Goff News From the Detroit Lions<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, January 26, the Detroit Lions announced that quarterback Jared Goff will appear at the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, replacing Sam Darnold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDarnold gets to prepare and Goff gets the pro bowl. Nice win for both,\u201d one more added, referring to Darnold getting ready for the big game, as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>Goff is certainly familiar with the Pro Bowl. This will mark his fifth trip there. Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams and Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys were the other quarterbacks initially selected for the Pro Bowl from the NFC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions snagged a former player from Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears for their roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dan Campbell and Lions Just Stole One of Ben Johnson&#039;s Bears - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42613\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dan Campbell and Lions Just Stole One of Ben Johnson&#039;s Bears - 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