Footage Leaks Of Bears HC Ben Johnson “Embarrassing” The Titans Defense With Trick Plays During Joint Practice [VIDEO]
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
The Bears and Titans wrapped up joint practice Thursday in Nashville. One play in particular is still making the rounds online.
Video captured Chicago’s offense running yet another trick play against Tennessee’s defense. D’Andre Swift tossed the ball back to quarterback Caleb Williams, who found tight end Colston Loveland wide open downfield.
Bears reporter Dave B shared the clip on X. “Ben Johnson continues to embarrass Titans,” the caption read. “Calls another trick play. It works.”
That description fits a pattern Bears fans have grown very familiar with.
Johnson Has Built A Reputation For Trickery
Johnson has leaned into gadget plays since taking over as Chicago’s head coach last year.
He called Chicago’s first real trick play of the 2025 season against Dallas, a 65-yard flea-flicker touchdown from Williams to Luther Burden III that traveled the longest distance of any completed pass that season, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.
Johnson has continued pulling from that same well throughout this offseason, including a tight-end double pass against Cincinnati and a checkdown pass thrown by Cole Kmet during a separate Bengals joint practice.
Reaction to Thursday’s clip split fans right down the middle.
“Calling trick plays in a joint practice against a team that is pegged to maybe win six games… super cool Ben,” one fan wrote sarcastically.
Calling trick plays in a joint practice against a team that is pegged to maybe win 6 games…super cool Ben.
— Showtime (@showtimehcky) August 27, 2026
Another pushed back harder, writing, “Genius, show as many of your trick plays as you can in a meaningless scrimmage to a competitor.”
Genius show as many of your trick plays as you can in a meaningless scrimmage to a competitor
— Reverse Hipster (@HipsterReverse) August 27, 2026
A third fan brought up history, warning, “His cute little plays will cost you. Cost the Lions against Washington.”
His cute little plays will cost you. Cost the Lions against Washington
— Bob Anderson (@anderso86362) August 27, 2026
Someone else embraced the chaos entirely, writing, “Trick plays in a joint practice is psychopath behavior. I love it.”
Trick plays in a joint practice is psychopath behavior 😭 I love it
— Miles (@JohnsonEnj0yer) August 27, 2026
The Lions Comment References A Real Painful Memory
That reference to Washington wasn’t random. Johnson served as Detroit’s offensive coordinator before taking the Bears job, and a trick play went wrong during the Lions’ NFC Championship loss to Washington last January, a moment still remembered by fans on both sides.
Johnson has continued to embrace risk-taking since arriving in Chicago, building a Bears offense around explosive plays and aggressive game-planning that’s carried over into every joint practice this preseason.
Thursday’s session served as one of the final evaluation tools before Chicago’s roster cutdown deadline Sunday. The Bears close out their preseason Saturday against the Titans, giving Johnson one more chance to determine which starters will see the field before Week 1.
