The Bears are hiring Antwaan Randle El as their new assistant head coach and receivers coach. Here are five things to know.

Chicago Bears' new head coach Ben Johnson brings former Lions WR coach Antwaan Randle El on board, and Jeff Nixon could be next.

Report: Lions WR coach Antwaan Randle El leaving for the Bears to become assistant head coach under Ben Johnson

The Chicago Bears' poaching of the Detroit Lions coaching staff continued as Ben Johnson hired a former colleague as his assistant head coach.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Bears are working to finalize a deal to make Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El as their new assistant head coach/wide receivers coach, and Cowboys defensive backs coach Al Harris is set to become Chicago’s defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach.

Johnson kept it status quo on special teams, retaining Richard Hightower as special teams coordinator. Hightower has been with the Bears for the past three seasons and should bring an important level of continuity to what otherwise looks like a brand-new group of coaches.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is hard at work putting together his coaching staff, adding some big names to the mix on Friday.

Former Lions assistant quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett, who was a three-time Big Ten Quarterback of the Year at Ohio State, will join the Bears as their quarterbacks coach. Barrett, who will coach Caleb Williams, even changed his job title on his Instagram page.

The new head coach of the Chicago Bears had a busy weekend building up his coaching staff, and Bears fans have plenty of reasons to like what he's done so far.

The Detroit Lions coaching staff has been raided by numerous franchises across the league. Former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson moved onto to be the head coach of the Chicago Bears.

Detroit Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El is following former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears. The hits just keep on coming for the Detroit Lions.