“That’s the god,” Swift told Bleacher Report<\/a>. “He makes everything go. We follow his lead. I can’t say anything but great things about him as a coach and a person.”<\/p>\n Now that’s saying something.<\/p>\n Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift (4) runs runs after the catch. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Johnson certainly earned Swift’s devotion. After a rough start to his Chicago Bears career, Swift enjoyed his best season as a pro in 2025. He ran for 1,087 yards and nine touchdowns, including a career-best 4.9 yards per carry (min. 100 carries).<\/p>\n MORE: ESPN 2-Round 2026 NFL Mock Draft Sends Chicago Bears Defensive Help Early<\/a><\/p>\n But Johnson’s positive impact wasn’t limited to Swift or the Bears’ running game. He unlocked Caleb Williams, too.<\/p>\n “As people could see during the season, the Bears have their franchise quarterback,” Swift said. “I know he’s only going to get better and continue to grow, especially under Ben. That’s going to be quite a dynamic duo for years to come.”<\/p>\n While it may appear that D’Andre Swift did enough to secure a role on the Bears’<\/a> offense beyond 2026, the reality of life as a running back in the NFL could paint a different future. The emergence of rookie Kyle Monangai will threaten Swift’s status as Chicago’s RB1 as early as next season.<\/p>\n Until then, Swift has earned the right to bask in the glory of a fantastic 2025 campaign, even if his future still isn’t as secure as his production suggests it should be.<\/p>\n Bears WR DJ Moore Breaks Silence After Disappointing End to the 2025 Season<\/a>Chicago Bears Insider Sounds Alarm on Bears’ Safety Dilemma Entering 2026<\/a>How Caleb Williams\u2019 Breakout Changes the Chicago Bears\u2019 All-Time QB Rankings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When the Chicaog Bears hired Ben Johnson before the 2025 season, there was a level of optimism in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":733989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2070],"tags":[374,692,391,2493,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-733988","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bears","8":"tag-bears","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-bears","11":"tag-chicagobears","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116025121799737873","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Chicago](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01kgt249pe46829y7585.jpg\" "\\"Chicago")
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