As Aaron Glenn heads for an interview with the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday, Lions head coach Dan Campbell is nervous about losing his defensive coordinator. A little over a week after Sean Payton stepped down, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn will interview for the New Orleans Saints head coaching job on Wednesday. His
Mobile, Ala. — Of all the people who have shaped the football mind of Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, none have had a more profound impact than former New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton. Not only did Payton serve as a direct mentor to Campbell in New Orleans the five years before he accepted the job
MOBILE, Ala. — Jim Harbaugh could be leaving Michigan football to return to the NFL, news that does not come as a surprise to one of the most prominent linemen on last year’s college football playoff team. “I heard the rumors,” former Michigan tackle Andrew Stueber said Wednesday at the Senior Bowl. “I’ve kind of
Micah Parsons is a lock to win NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, and he has suggested he was nearly a Detroit Lion. In hindsight, it’s unbelievable that sure-fire Defensive Rookie of the Year Micah Parsons fell to the Dallas Cowboys at the 12th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Some teams that passed
Mobile, Ala. — Here are some observations from practice at the 2022 Senior Bowl. ► Despite the high level of talent at the position, it was a day filled with inconsistent play from the quarterbacks. Nevada’s Carson Strong, North Carolina’s Sam Howell and Liberty’s Malik Willis all possess outstanding arms, and flashed the ability to make
MOBILE, Ala. — More than Xs and Os, more than managing personalities, the job of a head coach in the NFL is to be the face of a franchise. “That’s a huge responsibility,” Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said. And it’s one both Glenn and his current boss say he’s ready for. Glenn is scheduled
We always knew we’d be summing up Tom Brady’s career one day when he finally — finally — called it quits. On Tuesday, when the 44-year old Brady made it official, writers across the nation plopped down to put the most stellar career in NFL history into words. Good luck. I’ll start not with a
MOBILE, Ala. — Two prominent Detroit Lions assistants said they have not experienced the discrimination former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores alleged in an explosive lawsuit against the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday. Flores alleged in a proposed class-action suit filed in Manhattan federal court that the league exhibits widespread racism in
The Detroit Lions are in need of an offensive coordinator, and interviews will begin this week. When Anthony Lynn had play calling taken from him coming out the Week 9 bye, it was clear he’d be one-and-done as Detroit Lions offensive coordinator. Head coach Dan Campbell took over the play calling, and the results were
On the latest episode of the One Pridecast presented by BetMGM, Dannie Rogers is joined by Toledo safety Tycen Anderson. The two discuss what Senior Bowl week is like for draft prospects, how Tycen’s first Senior Bowl practice went and what Duce Staley is saying to motivate the American team ahead of Saturday’s game. Subscribe
Mobile, Ala. — Deferring many duties to assistant coach Duce Staley at the Senior Bowl this week, Lions coach Dan Campbell has a little more time to take care of another pressing organizational matter; hiring an offensive coordinator. Typically an open book, Campbell is playing the process close to the vest, only noting he intends to interview
MOBILE, Ala. — Dan Campbell plans to interview multiple candidates for the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator position during the Senior Bowl this week, though tight ends coach Ben Johnson remains the leading candidate for the job. “Ben is certainly, he’s in this conversation,” Campbell said Tuesday. “I’ve started the process this week. And so I’ll have
Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the NFL and three of its teams, alleging racial discrimination by the league’s teams in hiring practices. Flores’ suit comes on the first day of Black History Month and on the heels of the New York Giants’ selection of Brian Daboll over
Mobile, Ala. — On the first day of Black History Month, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL and three teams alleging racist hiring practices by the league. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan on Tuesday, included bombshell claims that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross offered Flores additional compensation to lose
As the Cincinnati Bengals show a turnaround can happen fast, a quarterback the Lions may get in the 2022 draft has drawn a comparison to Joe Burrow. The Detroit Lions have of course won just one playoff game in the Super Bowl era, and the 30th anniversary of it just passed last month. Turnarounds haven’t
As the Detroit Lions get a close look at draft prospects down in Mobile, a quarterback has been tabbed as the ideal Senior Bowl prospect for them to target. The Detroit Lions have descended on Mobile, Alabama for the 2022 Senior Bowl, with the coaching staff at the helm of the American team. With two
Detroit Lions fans have been pouring their love and support on Matthew and Kelly Stafford — and they’re feeling it. As the team’s former quarterback clinched a spot in Super Bowl 56, one year after the blockbuster trade to the Los Angeles Rams, Michiganders flooded social media with excited posts over his success and 20-17
MOBILE, Ala. — As great as he has been on the field in the Cincinnati Bengals’ run to the Super Bowl, Joe Burrow’s most exceptional quality as a quarterback might be the confidence he exudes off it. And Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy said he sees Burrow-like qualities in one of this year’s top
Even as Matthew Stafford heads to the Super Bowl with the Rams, Lions general manager Brad Holmes has no regrets about the deal. As the Detroit Lions entered a rebuild last offseason, Matthew Stafford made it known he didn’t want to be part of a rebuild. And at this stage of his career, who could
Quarterback Tom Brady — a seven-time Super Bowl champion, 15-time Pro Bowler and three-time NFL MVP (in case you’re just hearing of him) — officially retired from pro football Tuesday morning, after a weekend of nationwide confusion over whether he was actually retiring. After 22 NFL seasons (and a few extra days of offseason), his