Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson watches players during practice at NFL football minicamp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) AP

Bears wide receiver DJ Moore calls it the evil eye. That’s what a player receives if he doesn’t have the play exactly right.

“You’ve really got to be in your playbook and know every last detail of that playbook like (Ben Johnson does),” Moore said. “If not, you’re going to get either the evil eye or get yelled at to get in the right spot. I try to stay away from that.”

The Bears’ new head coach is obsessed with details.

That in itself doesn’t make him unique among professional sports coaches. It’s not a rare quality when someone reaches the pinnacle of the profession to be so focused on the margins.

In his s

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