Ben Johnson of the Lions will lead the Washington Commanders. “quite forgone conclusion”
Ben Johnson looks to be headed to the Washington Commanders at the conclusion of this incredible Detroit Lions season.
Although Johnson has been tipped as the frontrunner to take over as commander, ESPN’s Jeff Darlington provided further in-depth coverage of the story on Friday afternoon.
Darlington stated on ESPN’s SportsCenter, “It is a very forgone conclusion in Washington, albeit one that we’ll have to wait for to see with clarity, that Ben Johnson will wind up as the coach of the Commanders after the Lions’ season concludes.
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It appears that oddsmakers concur that Johnson will travel to Washington. On bookies.com, he was only slightly favored to win the job on Thursday (+175 or 36.4% implied chance); nevertheless, on Friday afternoon, SportsBetting.ag cut his odds to -1000 (1-to-10). This implies that in order to make $1 on Johnson going to the Commanders, you would need to wager $10.Johnson cannot meet with a team again until after Sunday’s NFC championship game. Last week, he participated in five virtual interviews for head coaching positions. Next week, Washington is anticipated to visit Detroit for a meeting with Johnson.
This season, the Lions’ offense ranked fifth in offensive DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average) and placed in the top five in the NFL in total yards, running yards, and passing yards per game. In 10 out of 19 games, they have scored thirty points or more.
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Johnson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and is currently 37 years old. In Asheville, North Carolina, he attended high school.
He joined the football team of North Carolina as a walk-on reserve quarterback and went on to earn a computer science and mathematics degree in 2008.
As a graduate assistant, he started coaching at Boston College in 2009 and became the tight ends coach in 2011.
Two years after Dan Campbell joined the Dolphins, Johnson became an offensive assistant to head coach Joe Philbin in 2012. (Before Campbell moved to New Orleans, Johnson and Campbell spent four seasons together in Miami.)
