When Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson goes into his bag of tricks , it oftentimes looks like he's calling plays straight out of Madden. Turns out he was a big fan of the franchise as he fell in love with football.

Even more, Johnson is a big fan of playing franchise mode. His Madden strategy may sound similar to how you may have played the game , via Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team.

“I always liked taking the bad teams and doing franchise mode and try and build them up from them,” Johnson said. Expand Tweet Article Continues Below

When Johnson was hired by the Bears , he essentially got the opportunity to live out his Madden days in real life. Chicago hasn't made the playoffs since 2020 and hasn't won a postseason game since 2010. Johnson's work was cut out for him upon arrival

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