On the “Fitz and Whit” Podcast he co-hosts, former NFL tackle Andrew Whitworth said of Wright’s block: “It will be top five on his highlight reel the rest of his career and he’s a young right tackle. He’ll play for a really long time. But I love it when big boys have a chance to do something like that [and] get praised for it.”

Pro Football Focus named Wright its offensive player of the week, noting that the 2023 first-round pick from Tennessee allowed just one hurry on 47 pass-blocking snaps, earning a 79.9 grade, and he led all NFL players with a 95.5 run-blocking grade.

“The biggest thing to me is he’s been a very consistent player since the season started,” Johnson said. “You knew what the talent was going to be. I saw it out of Tennessee. I loved the player coming out of Tennessee myself. You just wondered, ‘Hey, is he going to be able to put it all together?’

“I feel like coach [Dan] Roushar and [assistant line coach] Kyle DeVan and those guys have done a really good job helping him out. Jonah Jackson being next to him, Joe Thuney being in that room, I think that has gone a long way for him.

“He comes to work every single day, he knows when to crack a joke and smile, and yet he can snap it back in and be serious in a hurry too, which I think is the balance we want all of our guys to have. I’m just really proud of how consistent he’s been from the start of the season up to this point.”

With the NFL regular season at its hallway point, Johnson was asked what he’s learned about the Bears.

“The No. 1 thing is just how resilient we’ve been throughout these games,” he said. “I brought it up to them when we first came in, this particular team, in years past, would find ways to lose games and now we’re finding ways to win games. So they’re looking to change that narrative. Now that we’ve done that, we’ve got to continue to develop that killer instinct. We’re going to continue to get better there.”

Johnson believes in his players in part because of their strong character.

“It’s a really good group,” he said. “I can’t say enough good things about our locker room. We really have zero issues with discipline or anything of that nature. These guys just want to come out and play ball and win games and be there for their teammates. Usually you’ve got some bad apples in there, but we really don’t.

“We have just a really strong locker room. As they continue to grow, the camaraderie seems to strengthen. Hopefully we’ll see dividends from that here in the next couple of months.”

Williams has greatly benefitted from being tutored by Johnson. The second-year quarterback enters Week 10 having thrown for 1,916 yards with 12 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 93.5 passer rating. He has also rushed for 183 yards and two TDs on 40 carries and caught two passes for 22 yards and one TD.

Asked what energizes him most about working with Johnson, Williams said: “Being able to come in here and know that I have somebody that has my back … And then also you can feel his energy, you can feel his love for the game, us as players, and his want to win. Those are a lot of similarities in my daily life and my game. Having someone like that in your corner, it builds energy every single day to come in here and find ways to get better and try to lead these guys to victory.”

After being acquired by the Bears Tuesday in a trade with the Browns, defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka practiced with his new teammates Wednesday and is expected to play in Sunday’s home game against the Giants.

“It’s an amazing opportunity,” Tryon-Shoyinka said. “Amazing defense with some of these dudes. I’m trying to just find my identity with this team and fit in where I can.”