Bears coach: Jaylon Johnson is a captain, even if his patch wasn't on

MINNEAPOLIS — Bears coach Thomas Brown said Monday that “of course” Jaylon Johnson is a captain despite the cornerback wearing a jersey without his regular captaincy patch against the Vikings.

“He’s definitely a captain,” Brown said. “He’s in every captain’s meeting and a guy that speaks for our group a lot. Actually did a really good job at Saturday’s practice … [I] left him get in the middle and did a great job of delivering a timely message. He’s definitely a captain on and off the field for us.”

Johnson seemed surprised when told in the Bears locker room after the game that his jersey didn’t have a patch. He then checked to discover that was true.

“That’s crazy,” he said.

He then said he needed to talk to equipment manager Tony Medlin.

Johnson was perhaps the most frustrated Bears player in the moments after the Bears’ loss to the Lions, which led to head coach Matt Eberflus’ firing two weeks ago.