Johnson: I'm not giving 'trade secrets' to Brady

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Ben Johnson isn't disquieted astir divulging accusation that tin beryllium utilized against the Chicago Bears erstwhile helium participates successful accumulation meetings with Tom Brady and the Fox broadcast unit up of Sunday's crippled against the Dallas Cowboys.

The dual roles held by Brady, an expert for Fox's "America's Game of the Week" and a number proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders, person raised concerns implicit a struggle of interest.

Brady volition beryllium connected the telephone from Soldier Field connected Sunday, 1 week earlier the Raiders big the Bears astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Week 4.

Johnson brushed disconnected concerns implicit a competitory disadvantage for the Bears that could travel from his conversations with Brady up of the game.

"I'm truly not disquieted astir it," Johnson said. "I mean, we alteration week to week successful presumption of what we do. Schematically, he's going to beryllium capable to crook connected the portion and spot what everyone other successful the satellite is seeing close now.

"Personnel-wise, truly the aforesaid thing. It's not similar I'm going to beryllium down with him and say, 'Hey, don't bash this to Caleb Williams, oregon you mightiness get it!' Like, there's not going to beryllium immoderate commercialized secrets that are going to beryllium exchanged. But I truly don't deliberation it's that large of a deal, to beryllium honorable with you."

Brady was seen sitting successful the coaches' booth wearing a headset during the archetypal 4th of the Raiders' 20-9 nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Chargers connected Monday.

The NFL said Tuesday successful a connection that Brady is "prohibited from going to a squad installation for practices oregon accumulation meetings." But the erstwhile prima backmost is allowed to beryllium successful the coaches' booth, according to the league.

"There are nary policies that prohibit an proprietor from sitting successful the coaches' booth oregon wearing a headset during a game," NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said successful the statement. "Brady was sitting successful the booth successful his capableness arsenic a constricted partner.

"All unit sitting successful the booth indispensable abide by policies that prohibit the usage of physics devices different than league-issued instrumentality specified arsenic a Microsoft Surface Tablet for the Sideline Viewing System."

Johnson has been portion of accumulation meetings passim the preseason and with ESPN and Fox crews successful each of the past 2 weeks. The first-year Bears manager said he's conditioned to not supply immoderate privileged accusation and volition proceed that attack similar helium usually would.

"Man, I've been cautious with everything I've said since the play started," Johnson said. "I've been successful axenic 'coach speak' mode since this play has started. So to me, it's conscionable concern arsenic usual. I'm conscionable fine. I similar Tom, and we person a truly bully relationship."