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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.