They getting a perfectionist, a hard worker and somebody that doesn’t expect anything less than great," Montgomery said. Montgomery played for Johnson for the past two years,

Poles was hired on Jan. 25, 2022, two days before the Bears hired Matt Eberflus as head coach. Four days after Eberflus was fired on Nov. 29 with the third-worst win percentage (.304) in franchise history, questions about Poles' job security and his role in hiring the next coach were raised during a news conference.