LaFleur, whose team went 1-5 against the Lions during Johnson's three seasons as Detroit's offensive coordinator (including season sweeps at the hands of Detroit in 2022 and in 2024), was asked about Johnson's comments during the NFL annual league meeting.

First-year Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson likely wanted to make an impression during his introductory press conference after being hired away from the Detroit Lions. And he likely knew exactly what he was doing when he name-dropped Matt LaFleur,

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has finally responded after Ben Johnson commented during his opening press conference with the Bears on how he ‘enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year’ while he was in Detroit.