Wieners Circle Promised Free Hot Dogs If Bears Coach Ben Johnson Took Off His Shirt. He Did

CHICAGO — The Wieners Circle loves a good promotion and doesn’t seem to mind giving away free hot dogs. On Friday, the Lincoln Park hot dog stand got a big assist from Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson.

The Wieners Circle promised free hot dogs if Johnson took off his shirt in a post-game locker room speech.

Word got to Johnson, who happily obliged during his patented “Good-Better-Best!” post-win pep talk after the Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-15 on Black Friday.

“I know you guys are hungry for more, right?” Johnson said to his team after the nationally-television game. “Let me tell you something. The city of Chicago is hungry, too.”

With that, his Bears sideline shirt came off, the team went berserk and the Wieners Circle was on the hook for free dogs. Bare down.

The hot stand announced Tuesday would be the giveaway day.

In September, the Wieners Circle promised free hot dogs if Bears QB Caleb Williams threw four touchdown passes against the Dallas Cowboys that weekend. He did — and they did.

Fans lined up for blocks a few days later to cash in. Williams couldn’t make it, but he sent his dog, Supa, for a free snack.

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