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There’s a new day for the Detroit Lions defense. Aaron Glenn has taken the head coach job with the New York Jets and the Lions have promoted linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to the defensive coordinator position. This move has had Lions fans wondering what could change for the Detroit defense. Will they remain schematically similar

The Detroit Lions have one coordinator spot figured out after promoting Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator. Now they’re working on filling their offensive coordinator role and have already interviewed Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton.  You might remember Morton from not too long ago. He was on the Lions staff as an offensive assistant in 2022

Former Alabama linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton was named the Detroit Lions linebacker coach on Saturday evening. He was promoted from his previous role as the Lions assistant linebackers coach. Hamilton played for Alabama from 2014-2017. He was a part of two national championship teams (2015 and 2017) with the Crimson Tide. In four seasons, Hamilton

NFL released the name of the unlucky bunch of players who received fines, and if Jameson Williams thought he would not be on it, then he guessed wrong. The Detroit Lions wide receiver has to pay a hefty fine for something that rarely takes place on the gridiron. Williams did not have much to do

The season may be over for the Detroit Lions. But that does not mean its players are absolved from their on-field offenses. The NFL reportedly fined Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams $25,325 for unsportsmanlike conduct during Detroit’s 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round. Williams made what was deemed to be

The Detroit Lions have filled one of their open coordinator positions, elevating linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, NFL Media reported on Saturday. Sheppard, 37, takes over for Aaron Glenn, who left to become the head coach of the New York Jets on Wednesday following the Lions’ divisional-round playoff loss to the Washington Commanders

A 2011 third-round pick out of LSU, Sheppard spent nearly a decade in the NFL. A few years after his retirement, he joined Detroit’s coaching staff as their outside linebackers coach. After a year in that role, Sheppard transitioned to inside linebackers coach, a title he’s held for the past three seasons. The coach has

The New York Jets just hired Denver Broncos assistant GM Darrenmougey on Saturday. While that may not seem like a big deal for the Detroit Lions, it is for multiple little reasons and then one big one.  The first one is that Lions special assistant to the owner and CEO Chris Speilman interviewed for the

The Detroit Lions were without a defensive coordinator for just a few days after Aaron Glenn took the New York Jets head coaching job. They had planned to interview just one candidate to fill the role in former Lions’ linebacker and current Bucs linebacker coach Larry Foote, but now they’ve made the decision to stay

The Detroit Lions have some coaching positions to fill this offseason. While Dan Campbell is sticking around, they lost both coordinators this offseason: Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears and Aaron Glenn to the New York Jets. On top of those coordinators, other positional coaches have also taken other jobs. Many have wondered if the

The Detroit Lions were the best team in the NFL all season. They dominated opponents with speed and power on offense with the two-headed backfield of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery. On defense, it didn’t seem to matter who got injured; the team continued to find ways to shut down opponents. Unfortunately, the season ended

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels didn’t hesitate to gloat over the Commanders’ monumental win over the Lions in the NFL Playoffs. Jayden Daniels has been a revelation this season. The rookie quarterback is hugely responsible for the Washington Commanders‘ massive improvement this season. Rob Gronkowski explained exactly how Daniels has helped the Commanders get better. Gronk

Ben Johnson is doing a hell of a job beefing up his new Chicago Bears coaching staff. With rumblings of names like Dennis Allen, Al Harris, and others potentially joining the staff, Johnson has supposedly found his right-hand man. Per reports, former Detroit Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El is joining the Bears as

Randle El, a fairly successful former NFL receiver who made his mark as a return man, retired as a player back in 2011, taking a job as the athletic director at a Christian high school in Virginia that he helped found a few years later. In 2019, Randle El made a return to the NFL

Ben Johnson left the Detroit Lions for the Chicago Bears head coaching job and there was concern that he would take a bunch of the Lions coaches with him. So far he’s taken Antwaan Randle El with him and now he’s bringing another guy.  Assistant quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett will be joining the Bears as

Adam Schefter reports that the Bears are working to finalize a deal to hire former Lions WR coach Antwaan Randle El their new assistant head coach/WRs coach. Randle El would follow new Bears HC Ben Johnson from Detroit to Chicago. The Buccaneers interviewed Randle El for their offensive coordinator job last year. Randle El, 45,

He had interest from the Seahawks for its OC job, while he was also a candidate to join Ben Johnson’s staff with the Bears.  Fraley, 47, is a former offensive lineman with the Steelers, Eagles, Browns, and Rams. He began his coaching career as the University of San Diego’s offensive line coach in 2012 and

The Detroit Lions have lost some key coaches this offseason. Ben Johnson took the head coach job with the Chicago Bears, Aaron Glenn took the head coach job with the New York Jets and Terrell Williams took the defensive coordinator job with the New England Patriots. We’re still waiting to see what Hank Fraley does

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,

The Detroit Lions are looking for a new defensive coordinator following Aaron Glenn’s departure, and a two-time Super Bowl champion is on their list of candidates. Former NFL linebacker Larry Foote is expected to interview with the Lions for their defensive coordinator job, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Foote has been