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• A week of changes for the Lions coaching staff

Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images Breaking down the musical chairs as coaches leave and come in. Since the end of their playoff hopes and dreams, the Detroit Lions have been in a whirlwind of changes in the coaching department. It’s been known for quite some time that the Lions were probably losing both coordinators, and with that comes some positional coaches and assistants to shift aro...2025
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• Raiders Owner Mark Davis Bluntly Reveals Las Vegas Never Made an Offer to Ben Johnson
Raiders owner Mark Davis came out with a statement that defied rumors about their pursuit of Ben Johnson....2025
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• Gridiron Grades: How good was the hiring of Pete Carroll? | The Herd

Colin Cowherd grades the six head coach hires in the NFL, including Pete Carroll and Ben Johnson....2025
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• Rumor: Tanner Engstrand and Steve Wilks in the mix for Jets coordinator jobs

Set Number: X164496 TK1 Are the Jets closing in on coordinators? The Jets have hired their head coach and general manager but are still in the market for an offensive coordinator. Aaron Glenn might turn to a familiar face according to Josina Anderson of ESPN. Also, I'm told #Lions pass game coordinator Tanner Engstand's name is already involved in substantive discussions for the pending ...2025
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• Detroit Lions reportedly part ways with defensive assistant coach

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Lions are reportedly moving on from their assistant defensive line coach Cameron Davis. The Detroit Lions coaching staff will be without another person on the defensive side of the ball. According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, the Lions have parted ways with assistant defensive line coach Cameron Davis, a position he has held since 2022. Earlier thi...2025
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• Michael Irvin is frustrated with the Cowboys passing up Deion Sanders

Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Michael Irvin is fed up. The Dallas Cowboys stunned media and their fans when they hired Brian Schottenheimer to be their head coach. Schottenheimer has never been a head coach at the NFL level, and while he was the offensive coordinator for the last two seasons in Dallas, he didn’t call plays. When the Cowboys fired former head coach Mike McCart...2025
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• Detroit Lions reportedly part ways with defensive assistant coach
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• Tuesday Trenches: The darkest timeline

Sam Greene / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images This is not the Super Bowl any of us wanted. In an infinite universe with an infinite number of stars and infinite planets with infinite chances of harboring life, somewhere, the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Commanders will be playing in the upcoming Super Bowl. Unfortunately, that is not our reality. In our reality, we get a rematch bet...2025
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• Notes: Chicago Bears weirdly take credit for Lions postseason award

Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions received some postseason honors from the PFWA—then the Bears weirdly tried to take credit for it. The Detroit Lions season may not have ended the way they wanted, but the organization still commands a ton of respect across the league and throughout the media. Case in point, Lions general manager Brad Holmes was named the 2024 Pro Fo...2025
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• Grade the Detroit Lions’ hire Kelvin Sheppard as defensive coordinator

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Handing out a grade of the Detroit Lions’ decision to hire Kelvin Sheppard as their next defensive coordinator. After Saturday’s question, it was pretty obvious what my Question of the Day was going to be for Sunday. However, the Detroit Lions spoiled that opportunity by promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to the defensive coordinator vacancy ...2025
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• A closer look at why an all-NFC East championship game is the peak of Cowboys embarrassing fallout

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Who are you rooting for in the NFC Championship game between the Commanders and Eagles? It may be hard to believe, but there are still NFL teams playing football this weekend. Four of them to be exact, meaning, of course, that Sunday’s games will determine who plays in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. A division rival of the Dallas Cowboys is guaranteed to be...2025
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• 4 reasons why Brian Schottenheimer is a good hire for the Cowboys

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Brian Schottenheimer is the new head coach of the Cowboys... and we are trying to be as optimistic as we can. After days of speculation and a general feeling of inevitable dread from the fan base, the Cowboys made it official: Brian Schottenheimer is replacing Mike McCarthy as the head coach. Needless to say this hire is not popular among fans, and t...2025
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• 3 Giants honored by Pro Football Writers of America

Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Dexter Lawrence honored despite season-ending injury Three members of the New York Giants have earned honors from the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence has been named to the PFWA All-NFC Team. Wide receiver Malik Nabers and running back Tyrone Tracy have been voted to the PFWA All-Rookie Te...2025
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• Report: Dallas Cowboys interested in Pete Carroll

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports The question is whether or not any team will actually turn interest into a contract for the former Seattle Seahawks head coach. We’d love to give you more updates on the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator search, but with little information to work with, clearly the play here is to focus on whether or not former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll will get anoth...2025
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• 10 defensive coordinator candidates for the Lions to replace Aaron Glenn

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Exploring coaches the Lions could consider for their open defensive coordinator position. The Detroit Lions will be looking for new offensive and defensive coordinators in 2025, as Ben Johnson accepted a head coaching job with the Chicago Bears, and most recently, it’s been announced that Aaron Glenn has accepted a head coaching position with the New Y...2025
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• Detroit Lions re-sign offensive lineman who spent all of 2024 on IR

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Detroit Lions have re-signed Netane Muti, giving the young offensive lineman a second shot at making the roster after missing 2024 with an injury. The Detroit Lions continue to chip away at their own free agency class. On Wednesday, they announced that they’ve re-signed guard Netane Muti. Last year, the Lions si...2025
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• Ervin Santana's 80-Game Ban Shows MLB Is Netting Stanozolol Cheats
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"Bears hiring Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as new head coach for QB Caleb Williams"

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"Ben Johnson is opting to remain with the Lions as their offensive coordinator rather than pursue the head-coaching vacancies with the Commanders and Seahawks, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter."

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"Ben Johnson tells NFL teams he'll return as Lions OC amid interest elsewhere, per report"

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"Four of the 36 allowed just one hit: Al Carson (4⅔ IP in 1910), Ben Johnson (5⅔ IP in 1959), Bill Caudill (3 IP in 1979) and Adbert Alzolay (4 IP in 2019)."

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"In addition to officially announcing Anthony Lynn as the team’s offensive coordinator, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports that Ben Johnson will remain the team’s tight ends coach and Field Yates of ESPN reports Mark DeLeone will be [more]"

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"Five Cardinals affiliates will be led by new managers in 2019, including Triple-A Memphis, which formally announced Ben Johnson as its newest manager on Friday."

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"Dolphins assistant wide receivers coach Ben Johnson worked at Boston College from 2009-11."

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"New Jersey Devils farmhand Ben Johnson was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the washroom of a Windsor bar in March 2013 "

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• Rumor: Tanner Engstrand and Steve Wilks in the mix for Jets coordinator jobs
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• Detroit Lions reportedly part ways with defensive assistant coach
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• Horse Tracks: Broncos need to do everything to keep Davis Webb

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images As the fleecing of Denver’s coordinators continues, Sean Payton needs to make keeping his QB coach a priority. Good morning, Broncos Country! As the regular season was winding down and Broncos’ coordinators were getting calls for coaching positions around the league, head coach Sean Payton recalled similar poaching while he was with the Saints. And he ...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Bills come up short once again to the Chiefs

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, January 27. The latest And just like that, it’s all over: Buffalo Bills come up short yet again to Kansas City Chiefs | WKBW.com I bet you’ve heard this one before: the Buffalo Bills fell short in the playoffs to the Kansas City Chiefs. In a 32-29 loss Sunday in the AFC Championship game, Buffalo comes one win away from a tr...2025
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• Cowboys news: Brian Schottenheimer has a past, but his future success is an unknown

Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images Your Sunday morning Cowboys news. Schottenheimer hire essentially Cowboys’ version of Schrodinger’s Cat - Reid Hanson, Cowboys Wire Despite the frustration with the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer, it’s still unknown what could come from his tenure as head coach. The hope that typically follows a new coaching hire was absent from this transaction. Schottenhei...2025
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• Report: Bears have requested to interview Broncos senior personnel executive David Shaw for their offensive coordinator position

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Shaw interviewed for their head coaching job and is now interviewing for their offensive coordinator job. According to the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs, the Chicago Bears have requested to interview Broncos senior personnel executive David Shaw for their offensive coordinator position. He joins Broncos tight ends coach Declan Doyle who is conside...2025
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• A closer look at why an all-NFC East championship game is the peak of Cowboys embarrassing fallout
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• The 2025 coaching carousel is a roller coaster

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images What a ride Calling coaching searches a “carousel” has always been an odd metaphor. Sure, you get on a carousel, you ride it, then you get off. But that’s not how coach hires work. It’s more like musical chairs, where you better get who you want fast or risk being left with nothing. But if we’re going to use a theme park or carnival ride as a metaphor...2025
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• 4 reasons why Brian Schottenheimer is a good hire for the Cowboys
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• Tuesday Trenches: The darkest timeline
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• Report: Lions ‘working to hire’ John Morton as next offensive coordinator

Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions appear to have landed on their new offensive coordinator. The Detroit Lions may have their successor to Ben Johnson. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Lions are “working to hiring” John Morton to be their next offensive coordinator. For the past two years, Morton has been working for Dan Campbell’s ment...2025
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• Horse Tracks: Being a Bills proxy fan is awful

Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images This poor fanbase can’t catch a break. On Sunday night, I found myself, a proud citizen of Broncos Country, rooting again for the Buffalo Bills. As the Broncos descended into mediocrity and worse in the years following Super Bowl 50, the Bills were on the opposite trajectory. Since the Broncos weren’t in position to stop the Chiefs forward momentum to...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Bills come up short once again to the Chiefs
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• Notes: Chicago Bears weirdly take credit for Lions postseason award
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• Cowboys news: Brian Schottenheimer has a past, but his future success is an unknown
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• Dallas Cowboys reportedly held interest in Mike Vrabel and Patriots made move knowing that

Eric Canha-Imagn Images The Cowboys reportedly held an interest in Mike Vrabel. As of the time of this writing the Dallas Cowboys remain on the hunt for their next head coach. Assuming they don’t have one by Friday at close of business, they will have gone two weeks into the process. It took the Cowboys an entire week to figure out that they were going to need a head coach, though. Dallas ...2025
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• Giants news, 1/23: Mel Kiper mock draft, new NYG DBs coach, Azeez Ojulari, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants news for Thursday Good morning New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Mel Kiper 2025 NFL mock draft 1.0: Shedeur Sanders to New York Giants Marquand Manuel hired by New York Giants to coach defensive backs New York Giants lose Boogie Basham to Carolina Panthers New York Giants free agency: Stay or go? QB Drew Lock New York Giants free a...2025
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• Rumor: Tanner Engstrand and Steve Wilks in the mix for Jets coordinator jobs
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• Tuesday Trenches: The darkest timeline
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• Horse Tracks: Being a Bills proxy fan is awful
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• Arrowheadlines: Bills come up short once again to the Chiefs
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• Cowboys news: Brian Schottenheimer has a past, but his future success is an unknown
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• A closer look at why an all-NFC East championship game is the peak of Cowboys embarrassing fallout
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• The 2025 coaching carousel is a roller coaster
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• Report: Lions OL coach Hank Fraley returning, getting promotion

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley is running it back with the team for the 2025 season. The Detroit Lions coaching staff has been picked at all week since the team’s Divisional Round loss, but it appears one critical coach isn’t going anywhere. Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley is staying with the Lions, as first announced by Fraley’s wif...2025
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• Dallas Cowboys reportedly held interest in Mike Vrabel and Patriots made move knowing that
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• Bears hiring Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as new head coach for QB Caleb Williams

Chicago now has its head coach in place...2025
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• Bears' Ben Johnson continues adding to his staff, poaching coaches from the Lions and Cowboys, per reports

Johnson takes two more coaches from his former team...2025
• Sources: Johnson nixes HC jobs, stays with Lions

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• Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson will return for another season

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Detroit Lions offensive coordinator will run it back another year, as he has reported told the Seahawks and Commanders he’s coming back to Detroit. While it appeared like Ben Johnson was the heavy favorite to land the head coach job for the Washington Commanders, the Lions offensive coordinator will return for another season with the Detroit Lions, acc...2024
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• Ben Johnson tells NFL teams he'll return as Lions OC amid interest elsewhere, per report

The 34-year-old has been with Detroit since 2019...2023
• Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings live score updates, highlights, injury news

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Live score updates, highlights, and news from the Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings in Week 16. This is what December football is all about. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings face off at 1 p.m. ET in a massive game for both teams. For the Lions, it’s an opportunity to clinch a division title for the first time in 30 years. They’ve quite literally ...2023
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• DJ Chark praises Lions coaching staff’s ability to build relationships, elevate players
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images DJ Chark said the Lions coaching staff has some unique qualities he hasn’t seen since college. If you haven’t been watching, the St. Brown brothers’ podcast for The 33rd Team has been excellent so far. Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has an obviously natural competitive chemistry with his brother Equanimeous, who plays for the Chicago Bears. As a ...2023
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• Sources: Bears finalizing hire of Lions' Johnson
The Bears are finalizing a deal to hire Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their next head coach, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday....2025
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• Chicago Bears Hire Ben Johnson: Fantasy Football Impact on DJ Moore, Rome Odunze, D’Andre Swift, and Others
How does the arrival of Ben Johnson as the Chicago Bears' new head coach impact the fantasy football values of key offensive weapons?...2025
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• Ben Johnson set to become Bears HC
Oversaw top-five offense in his three years as Detroit OC Bear down: Chicago is finalizing a deal to hire Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as its next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Bears are getting their man. (ESPN - Adam Schefter) FF Today's Take: The Bears have only had two offensive-minded head coaches since Mike Ditka was fired following the 1992 season and both of tho...2025
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• 7 takeaways from the Lions’ win on Monday night over Raiders

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions got their much-needed rebound against the Las Vegas Raiders, as they enter their bye week with a 6-2 record—good for second in the NFC. The Las Vegas Raiders were just what the doctor ordered for an ailing Detroit Lions team. After an embarrassing loss to the Baltimore Ravens last week, the Lions were in desperate need of a turnaround perform...2023
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• A week of changes for the Lions coaching staff
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• Michael Irvin is frustrated with the Cowboys passing up Deion Sanders
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• Tuesday Trenches: The darkest timeline
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• Horse Tracks: Broncos need to do everything to keep Davis Webb
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• Report: Lions ‘working to hire’ John Morton as next offensive coordinator
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• Horse Tracks: Being a Bills proxy fan is awful
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• Arrowheadlines: Bills come up short once again to the Chiefs
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• Cowboys news: Brian Schottenheimer has a past, but his future success is an unknown
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• Coaching carousel: Rams likely losing more coaches again this year

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Nate Scheelhaase is the latest Rams assistant coach to get coordinator buzz Death, taxes, and the Los Angeles Rams getting their coaching staff and front office poached by the rest of the NFL. As many as five (and counting) coaches or front office executives are at risk of leaving the Rams. These are the current individuals seeing potential opportunities out...2025
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• Detroit Lions re-sign offensive lineman who spent all of 2024 on IR
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• Jerry Jones failed to use his most powerful asset when finding the Cowboys next head coach

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Jerry Jones loves to talk about how he would write a check of any size to help the Cowboys... but refuses to do so. Before the NFL season kicked off in 2018, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones made headlines with comments surrounding the money he would spend to win another Super Bowl. “It would be embarrassing, it would be shocking if y...2025
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• Amon-Ra St. Brown reacts to Ben Johnson becoming Bears coach

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images On his podcast, Amon-Ra St. Brown gave his full thoughts on former Lions OC Ben Johnson taking the Chicago Bears head coach job. The dust is still settling on Ben Johnson’s somewhat shocking decision to take the head coaching job with the Chicago Bears. Obviously, it was Johnson’s time to go, but many Detroit Lions fans were upset that he cho...2025
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• Open thread: How long will Ben Johnson last as the Bears’ head coach?

Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images The former Lions offensive coordinator is now head coach of the Chicago Bears. How long will his tenure last? After three years of speculation, the inevitable has happened: Ben Johnson has left the Detroit Lions to be a head coach elsewhere. Of course, the location of “elsewhere” is a non-trivial consideration here. Johnson left for a division rival in the Chicag...2025
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• Second round interviews are set to begin for Jets head coach and general manager jobs

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images We near a conclusion...maybe. The Jets have been conducting interviews with potential head coach and general manager candidates for a couple of weeks. The process is about to begin its next stage. #Lions DC Aaron Glenn, one of the top coaching candidates, is set for an in-person, second interview with the #Jets, per me and @MikeGarafolo.Glenn will have opt...2025
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• Debunking 4 of the worst takes after the Lions’ Divisional Round loss

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Breaking down some of the worst overreactions from the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Washington Commanders. When a season as highly-hyped as the 2024 Detroit Lions sees such a devastating and sudden ending, it’s bound to draw anger. The Lions—Super Bowl favorites for most of the year—didn’t win the Super Bowl. They didn’t even get to the NFC Championship ...2025
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