Bears' Ben Johnson not concerned about info sharing between Packers' Matt LaFleur and Rams

After toppling Matt LaFleur, Bears coach Ben Johnson has a chance to beat one of LaFleur’s best friends: Rams coach Sean McVay.

Earlier this week, McVay was asked whether he’d spoken to LaFleur, with whom Johnson sparked a rivalry in his first season, as part of his game prep. He demurred.

“What would you guess?” he said with a smile. “No, we watch the tape. We do our work and Matt [LaFleur] is a very close friend of mine.”

LaFleur’s little brother Mike is McVay’s offensive coordinator, too. Still, Johnson said Friday he wasn’t worried about information sharing between Matt LaFleur and the Rams. It happens anyway, he said, whether coaches have close relationships or not.

“That’s this league in general,” he said. “I think every week everyone tries to share what they had from the week before with your next opponent. I think that’s common practice. That’s something that you just keep on doing. Like I said all along, there’s a million ways you can do things, a million plays you can call. We’re going to do what we feel like is best for that particular week for the player that we have going against the opponent.”

McVay and Matt LaFleur were young position coaches in Washington, along with future 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and future Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel. When LaFleur was hired to be the Rams head coach in 2017, he brought Matt LaFleur with him as his offensive coordinator. Two years later, LaFleur was hired as the Packers’ head coach.