The Lions are reportedly moving on from their assistant defensive line coach Cameron Davis.
The Detroit Lions coaching staff will be without another person on the defensive side of the ball. According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, the Lions have parted ways with assistant defensive line coach Cameron Davis , a position he has held since 2022.
Earlier this offseason, the Lions lost defensive line coach Terrell Williams, who took the defensive coordinator job with the New England Patriots to reunite with Mike Vrabel. The Lions have since reportedly hired Kacy Rodgers as their new defensive line coach .
Obviously, this is a lot of disruption to the Lions’ defensive front. And by all accounts coach Dan Campbell was happy with the coaching of that unit.
“I’ve known Terrell and long, long time and I just think that he’s an absolutely excellent coach, and Cam continues to grow as a coach as well and they work well together,” Campbell said back in December. “I think they give our guys the best opportunity to have success in a game which is what you want.”
This year, the Lions’ defensive line went through a lot of attrition due to injuries. Aidan Hutchinson, Alim McNeill, Marcus Davenport, Kyle Peko, John Cominsky, and Mekhi Wingo all missed significant time due to injury. Yet, the Lions’ defense held on for as long as they possibly could. And beyond that, Detroit got encouraging performances from draft picks Levi Onwuzurike and Josh Paschal.
Regardless, it appears the Lions have yet another coaching vacancy to fill. This offseason alone, the following coaches have parted ways with the Lions:
- OC Ben Johnson
- DC Aaron Glenn
- Assistant QB coach J.T. Barrett
- WR coach Antwaan Randle El
- DL coach Terrell Williams
- Assistant DL coach Cameron Davis
… and it appears they may be on the verge of losing pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand as well.