The Lions may not be busy as a whole this week with having a first-round bye, but their top head coach candidates sure will. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn will be part of that group as he is set for five head coach interviews this weekend. Head coach interview schedule for Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn:
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More help is on the way for the Detroit Lions defense. The Lions have designated rookie cornerback Ennis Rakestraw to return from the team’s injured reserve list. Rakestraw, the Lions’ second-round pick from Missouri, has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in practice ahead of Week 11. Head coach Dan Campbell indicated earlier this
Another Lions assistant coach is getting an opportunity to try and advance up the coaching ladder with another franchise. This time it’s with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers announced on Thursday they have completed an interview with Detroit Lions passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend for their vacant defensive coordinator spot. Townsend interviewed
The Detroit Lions have officially designated rookie CB Ennis Rakestraw to return from injured reserve. Rakestraw Jr, 22, was a three-year starter at Missouri and the No. 61 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year, $6,484,746 rookie contract that includes a $1,536,180 signing bonus and will carry a $1,179,045 cap figure
The Detroit Lions may have one more player returning from injury before their playoff run begins. On Thursday, the Lions designated rookie cornerback Ennis Rakestraw to return from injury, opening up his 21-day evaluation clock. The Lions are currently on a bye week, but coach Dan Campbell said on Tuesday that they planned on practicing…
Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is going to have a busy weekend full of head coaching interviews, but one team who wanted to meet with Glenn won’t have that chance. According to several sources (first reported by Tom Pelissero), Glenn has turned down the interview request from the New England Patriots.
Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn has declined an interview request from the New England Patriots for their head coaching position, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Glenn is scheduled to interview for the other five head coaching vacancies over the next few days. The reason Glenn denied the interview request from the
One AFC team has been spurned in its effort to interview Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. Glenn declined a head coaching interview request with the New England Patriots, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Glenn still has widespread interest from elsewhere, and has five interviews lined up already.
The Detroit Lions coaching staff is in high demand. Not only do offensive coordinator Ben Johnson (four) and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn (four, plus two more requests) have multiple head coaching interviews this week, but offensive line coach Hank Fraley is interviewing with the Seahawks for their vacant offensive coordinator position, and now, the San…
“We’ll come back Friday and do a full game, all out, three hours, full hitting, goal line, short yardage.” That was Dan Campbell’s initial answer when asked how the Detroit Lions players and coaches would spend their bye week. And for a second, it was easy to believe him. We’ve all seen the “Hard Knocks”…
The Detroit Lions sported one of the best offensive lines in the NFL this season. Credit there goes to offensive line coach Hank Fraley. Now, Fraley’s name is at least popping up in this year’s head-coaching interview cycle. Per a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Seattle Seahawks requested to interview Fraley for their
On Thursday afternoon, the NFL announced that Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month, for the combined months of December and January. Over that stretch—the last five games—Gibbs has rushed for 439 yards and six rushing touchdowns on 87 carries (5.05 YPC). He also tacked on 24…
The Lions put on a defensive clinic Sunday night in their 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Detroit finished the regular season 15-2 and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history. The Lions now get the coveted first-round bye and enter the playoffs as the betting favorite
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is expected to be very selective again when considering head coach jobs this offseason, but there is one surprising job that may have his attention. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote in a column on Thursday that some around the NFL believe Johnson is “intrigued” by the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach