Ben Johnson withdrew his name from head coaching consideration last month because he had “unfinished business” as Detroit Lions offensive coordinator – business that might now include winning assistant coach of the year. Former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans was named NFL Assistant Coach of the Year, The Associated Press announced just before
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Jerry Green | Special to The Detroit News Tom Brady is standing on the beach delivering his annual retirement speech on television and an assortment of other electronic locations. “Good morning, guys, I’ll get to the point right away,” Brady says, standing in the sand of Surfside Beach, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. “I’m retiring for good.
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Dave Birkett, Free Press Lions beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Free Press Lions beat writer Dave Birkett joins the guys to once again ponder over “the quarterback discussion” and what the Detroit Lions should
It’s been a month since the Detroit Lions played their last football game, winning at Lambeau Field to keep the Green Bay Packers out of the playoffs and start what could be a changing of the guard in the NFC North. Aaron Rodgers is headed for a four-day darkness retreat to evaluate his future, and
It’s the time of year to throw some darts, figuratively speaking, of course. As we do every year leading up to the NFL draft, we’ll offer a series of first-round projections following the offseason’s milestone events. With the Senior Bowl in the books, it’s time to present our inaugural mock draft, which we’ll revisit and
The Detroit Lions showed significant improvement in their secondary after a midseason coaching change last year, and the man who took over as the primary defensive backs coach is being rewarded. The Lions announced the previously reported hire of Scottie Montgomery as running backs coach Wednesday and shuffled the roles of several other assistants on
Like most humans, I’m curious. Like most Americans, I’m especially curious about who’s going to win the Super Bowl. Like most Americans who are curious about who’s going to win the Super Bowl, I’m actually a lot more curious about how to make great guacamole for my Super Bowl party. But no matter how strong
It happened once, twice, a dozen times Monday. As a crowd of reporters gathered around Darius Slay at Super Bowl LVII media night pelting him with questions, one reporter vying for the Philadelphia Eagles cornerback’s attention shouted, Hey, Darius. “It’s Slay,” Slay corrected him. Darius … “It’s Slay. You know it’s Slay.” Darius! “Slay, Slay,
The Detroit Lions have a new running backs coach — and a new potential in-house replacement for offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, should they need one a year from now. The Lions are hiring Scottie Montgomery as their new running backs coach and assistant head coach, NFL Network reported Monday. Montgomery spent the past two seasons
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions moved quickly to find a replacement for Duce Staley. The team is hiring former Colts running backs coach Scottie Montgomery to fill the void on the team’s coaching staff, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The news was first reported by the NFL Network. Montgomery, a former
Allen Park — It was the week following his debut, after James Houston had introduced himself to the world with two sacks in five snaps during the Detroit Lions’ annual Thanksgiving Day game. With that kind of production, the team wasted little time loosening the grip on the figurative leash. Houston, admittedly raw, still wasn’t
The Kansas City Chiefs are quarterbacked by Patrick Mahomes. They are coached by Andy Reid. Over the last five seasons, this has been the best QB-head coach combo in the NFL. So, there is that. Without them, the Chiefs wouldn’t be playing in the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, Philadelphia is led — on the field —
MOBILE, Ala. — One of the benefits of coaching in the Senior Bowl is getting hands-on experience with some of the top prospects in the upcoming NFL draft. Dan Campbell’s entire staff coached the game last season, when the Detroit Lions spent two Day 2 picks on Senior Bowl standouts, defensive lineman Josh Paschal and
Mobile, Ala. — Standing there at the 30-yard-line without his signature rec specs, one could hardly recognize Michigan State punter Bryce Baringer, as he chatted with Chicago Bears special-teams assistant Carlos Polk. But, listen to him talk about the craft, and he’s easily identified as the First-Team All-America who led the nation in net average
Today is Feb. 3, 2023. It’s a perfectly innocuous date, at least until you shorten it to just the digits: 2/3/23. That’s 23-23, or as ESPN (and its ACC Network) has dubbed it: “Michael Jordan Day.” It’s all fine and good, we guess — there are worse ideas than a day devoted to Jordan’s greatest moments
MOBILE, Ala. – A year after metro Detroit produced two of the top four picks in the NFL draft — and the two favorites for Defensive Rookie of the Year — in Sauce Gardner (Detroit King) and Aidan Hutchinson (Dearborn Divine Child, Michigan), the region has emerged as the hot spot for one of the
Mobile, Ala. — Opportunity has been ripe for the taking, but if somebody doesn’t grab the spotlight in Saturday’s game, the quarterbacks at this week’s Senior Bowl will have let the moment spoil. Without a top dog in attendance in Mobile, Ala. — projected top-10 pick Will Levis (Kentucky) withdrew from the event — the
Dre Bly spent four of the best years of his life in Detroit. He signed a big free agent contract with the Detroit Lions in 2003, made the only two Pro Bowls of his career as a player, and celebrated the birth of two of his children while in town. Bly could not help the
Mobile, Ala. — You want a fear-mongering first-rounder from the SEC? They’ve got it. You want a sixth-year senior from North Dakota State with flowing red hair and a missing set of front teeth? They’ve got it. You want a balanced guard from one of the fastest offenses in the country? They’ve got that, too.
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions are bringing back a familiar face to coach the team’s cornerbacks next season, hiring former Pro Bowler Dre’ Bly. “I’m excited to announce that I have joined the Detroit Lions as the Cornerbacks Coach!,” Bly tweeted. “Thank you to Mrs. Sheila Ford Hamp and the rest of the Ford