The Detroit Lions will see continuity after hiring Kelvin Sheppard as their defensive coordinator after Aaron Glenn left to become the head coach of the New York Jets.
When he retired from pro football after an instantly legendary career in which he won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and another in the first of his three years playing for the Tampa Bay Buccanneers,
Dan Campbell would never say it out loud, but he knows the Detroit Lions will be just fine without their highly-touted coordinators.
Randle El, who played nine seasons as a receiver in the NFL, joined coach Dan Campbell's staff as the WR coach after two years as an offensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Lions won a franchise-record 15 games in 2024 but were upset 45–31 by the Washington Commanders in the divisional round last weekend.
Aaron Glenn coached the Detroit Lions defense from 2021-24 before being hired as the next New York Jets head coach. Is he the next Dan Campbell?
The New York Jets introduced new head coach Aaron Glenn, the former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, on Monday as owner Woody Johnson and his staff attempted to turn the page on a harshly disappointing 2024 season.
The Detroit Lions also lost coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to head coach jobs and DL coach Terrell Williams to a coordinator spot.
The Detroit Lions lost one thier best position coaches earlier this week when defensive line coach Terrell Williams left to take the New England Patriots defensive coordinator job with his old pal Mike Vrabel.
General manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell have built a team that is capable of making a deep run in the postseason. Unfortunately, seeds of doubt may begin to creep in after another disappointing loss in the postseason. Since the team first stepped foot on the field after the 2024 draft, the goal was to win the Super Bowl this season.
The NFL is a league that's always following a trend, so it's not a surprise the Detroit Lions' success under Dan Campbell has every team trying to find