Nearly one week after the Washington Commanders hired Adam Peters as their new general manager, a new betting favorite has emerged in the team’s search for a new head coach.
At -225 odds, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is now a sizable favorite to become the Commanders’ next head coach, according to BetOnline.ag. For the uninitiated, a bettor would have to risk $225 for a $100 profit on a successful bet on Johnson, with the -225 odds possessing an implied 69.23 percent probability of him being hired by Washington.
BetOnline’s full odds for the Commanders’ next head coach are as follows:
- Ben Johnson -225
- Bobby Slowik +400
- Dan Quinn +500
- Jim Harbaugh +600
- Mike Vrabel +700
- Bill Belichick +800
- Mike MacDonald +900
- Steve Wilks +1600
- Eric Bieniemy +1800
- Raheem Morris +3300
- Pete Carroll +3300
- Frank Smith +4000
- Kellen Moore +5000
- Shane Waldron +5000
- Antonio Pierce +5000
- Brian Flores +5000
- Arthur Smith +5000
- Jim Schwartz +5000
- Aaron Glenn +5000
- Todd Monken +5000
- Anthony Weaver +6600
The 37-year-old Johnson has been a hot commodity in coaching circles dating back to last offseason, although he ultimately passed on the opportunity to become a head coach in favor of remaining Detroit’s offensive coordinator. The former North Carolina walk-on quarterback, however, is expected to land a head coaching position in the weeks ahead, as he has also drawn interest from the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks.
In hiring Peters, who previously served as the assistant general manager of the San Francisco 49ers, the Commanders landed one of this offseason’s top front office candidates. Should they also hire Johnson, it would give Washington one of the league’s most promising front office-coaching combinations.
