New Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson won't forget his first time entering Halas Hall anytime soon. Johnson, who traveled to the Chicagoland area on Tuesday, officially signed with the Bears to become the franchise's 19th head coach.

The Chicago Bears cast their hooks in many directions this month as they navigated the waters of their coaching search. The team announced interviews with 17 candidates over a period of 12 days — from Mike Vrabel to Eddie George.

Evidently, whatever the Bears did worked because Johnson officially signed his coaching contract with the franchise on Tuesday. And when he entered Bears headquarters at Halas Hall, he was met with … a standing ovation. Almost like everyone in the building couldn’t believe he actually picked them. I don’t blame anyone for thinking that: