Ben Johnson has a local tie and a connection with the Patriots' most important player. Read more on Boston.com.

The “early figure on the NFL grapevine” for Ben Johnson, who signed on to become the 19th head coach in franchise history Monday, is $13 million per year, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio.

Ben Johnson is quickly building his first coaching staff as the Bears head coach, and he's poaching from a few other teams in the process. The Bears are working to finalize a deal with Lions receivers coach Antwaan Randle El to be their new assistant head coach/wide receivers coach,