The Lions didn’t waste much time in effecting a succession plan for departed defensive coordinator and new Jets head coach Aaron Glenn. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard has officially been promoted to the role of defensive coordinator. A 2011 third-round pick out of LSU, Sheppard spent nearly a decade in the NFL. A few years after his … [Read more...] about Lions Promote Kelvin Sheppard To DC
Lions To Promote OL Coach Hank Fraley
Hank Fraley is out of the Seahawks’ OC search. As the Lions grapple with losing both their coordinators and their D-line coach, they will retain their O-line leader. It will take a promotion to ensure that happens. The Lions will add a run-game coordinator bump to their O-line coach’s title, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets. This will ensure Fraley stays in charge of one of the … [Read more...] about Lions To Promote OL Coach Hank Fraley
Bears Hire Two New Assistant Coaches
Ben Johnson has been working quickly to assemble a new staff in Chicago. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bears‘ new head coach has even contributed to the continued dissolution of the Lions‘ coaching staff, hiring Antwaan Randle El as the team’s new assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. Schefter adds that, while the Bears are still working to fill their … [Read more...] about Bears Hire Two New Assistant Coaches
Lions Expected To Interview Larry Foote For DC Job
Needing to pick up the pieces after the past week has brought a divisional-round loss and their top two assistant coaches booking HC jobs elsewhere, the Lions are set to start moving forward. One of their recent playoff opponents has produced a DC candidate. Buccaneers inside linebackers coach Larry Foote is expected to interview for the Lions’ DC job, Fox Sports’ Jordan … [Read more...] about Lions Expected To Interview Larry Foote For DC Job
Lions To Explore Kerby Joseph Extension, Have Not Discussed Deal With Carlton Davis
With their Super Bowl hopes dashed this past weekend, the Lions will now have to begin a crucial offseason to renew their championship pursuit in 2025. Detroit has already lost three key coaches to this offseason’s hiring cycle, including offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. Johnson took the Bears’ head coaching gig, while Glenn was hired for … [Read more...] about Lions To Explore Kerby Joseph Extension, Have Not Discussed Deal With Carlton Davis