Overview
- After the Bears beat the Eagles in Week 3, coach Ben Johnson said he had “a little history” calling plays for a quarterback “not so mobile,” a remark fans and pundits widely read as a reference to Jared Goff.
- Goff said on the St. Brown podcast that Johnson phoned him the next morning and told him the comment “means nothing,” which Goff accepted and used to defuse the situation.
- Goff publicly downplayed any bad blood, joked he will toss a playful retort at Johnson in the future and said he would call afterward to make sure it is taken as a joke.
- The exchange reflects lived history between the two: Johnson left Detroit to coach the Bears and has contrasted coaching mobile rookie Caleb Williams with his past work, and Goff’s career rushing totals have been modest, never topping 108 yards in a season.
- With the phone call ending the brief flap, coverage has shifted back to on-field matters and what to watch next, including Detroit’s Week 4 game and the Lions–Bears meetings later in the season.