The Chicago Bears moved to 2-2 in Week 4, with a nail-biting win over the Las Vegas Raiders. It was Chicago’s second-straight win, and the second win of Ben Johnson’s head coaching career. Now, days later, praise for Johnson is rolling in from one of the players he just faced off against.
Maxx Crosby, who tried everything he could to lead Las Vegas to victory, has had high praise for the Bears. In a recent episode of his podcast The Rush, the star defender had compliments for Caleb Williams and Johnson. Crosby called the head coach one of the best play callers in the league, and said Johnson does an incredible job in all facets of offense. The ultimate takeaway for the defensive end was that Ben Johnson is a great coach.
Maxx Crosby says Ben Johnson is a great coach after playing Bears
Many Bears fans already felt this was the case, but it never hurts to hear it from an opposing great player. Crosby is a four-time Pro Bowler and one of the best players in the league. Playing in the NFL since 2019, he has faced a ton of offenses and coaches, so he knows when he’s up against a good one.
The defender definitely gave Johnson and the Bears the full Crosby experience, recording five tackles, three of which were for a loss, three batted balls, one quarterback hit, and an interception that he returned for 19 yards. Unfortunately for Vegas, that wasn’t enough for the Raiders to win, as they lost the game 25-24.
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Naturally, all the praise Crosby is sending to Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson will surely result in fans telling him to come on over to Chicago. While that would be an amazing acquisition for the Bears, Crosby probably isn’t leaving Vegas anytime soon.