BEARS' COACH HAS VIGOROUS DEFENDER IN FORMER SOAP STAR NOW NFL NETWORK YAPPER

 “Don’t you just like a little hate in football? I’m 

the Bears’ coach, and I hate the Packers … I hate 

their coach. It’s great.”



Boy, was the NFL Network’s KYLE BRANDT 

fired up or what, defending Chicago coach BEN 

JOHNSON,who took considerable heat for 

letting his emotions get in the way of common 

sense.


Johnson went off on NFL Green Bay during a 

locker room rant loaded with f-bombs after da 

Bears scored 25 points in the final quarter to 

win 31-27 and give Johnson, in his second 

season, his first playoff victory.


And, when the game was over, the former Lions’ 

OC who opted for Chicago over your Washington 

Commanders, brushed off Packers’ counterpart

 MATT LeFLEUR, barely making contact in the 

traditional post-game handshake before turning 

away.


Who did Johnson think he was ...disrespecting 

anyone or anything much less VINCE 

LOMBARDI U.?


So what? said Brandt, who was a running back 

at Princeton (1997-2000) and served sports 

talk-show host JIM ROME in various capacities 

including writer, producer and on-air substitute, 

before joining the NFL Network’s Good Morning 

Football as one of several co-hosts in 2016. To 

paraphrase:


He loved the transparency. All coaches say 

things like that … all the time … why pretend 

otherwise?


Brandt, probably better known as an actor on 

The Days of Our Lives afternoon soap (2003-06) 

thinks hatred is good. He’s also tired of 

watching the friendly exchange of jerseys ad 

infinitum.



Wonder what he thought about critics calling 

Bills’ coach (and William & Mary alumnus)

 SEAN McDERMOTT “a hypocrit” for punishing 

favored Jacksonville with the “tush push” after 

calling it dangerous and voting to eliminate it?



The Bills won 27-24, setting up the winning TD 

in the final minute with a 10-yard TP on fourth-

and-one from the Jaguars’ 11.


By the way … in case anyone cares … Brandt is 

NOT related TO the late GIL BRANDT of NFL, 

specifically Cowboys, fame.


Until next time ...










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