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Getty Images Not only after the Lions announced Aaron Glenn as their new defensive coordinator, multiple reports indicate the team is in agreement to make Anthony Lynn the offensive coordinator. New Lions head coach Dan Campbell and Glenn played for Bill Parcells in Dallas when Lynn was there...

Getty Images Matthew Stafford is on the way out in Detroit. Stafford told the team he wants to be traded and the Lions plan to trade him, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com reports. The Lions are beginning yet another rebuild after the disastrous tenure of former General Manager Bob Quinn and head...

Getty Images After a dozen seasons in Detroit, quarterback Matthew Stafford will be moving on. So where will he go? Plenty of teams will be interested, especially with a contract that pays out only $20 million in 2021. (He may want a new deal on the way through the door, however.) Despite...

Getty Images With the Lions agreeing to try to trade quarterback Matthew Stafford and with Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson possibly asking for a trade of his own, it makes sense for an annual (or so) refresher on how trades work in January and February. Teams can strike unofficial deals now...

Getty Images The Lions have interviewed Raiders senior offensive assistant John Morton for their offensive coordinator position, Vinny Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The Lions hired Dan Campbell as head coach earlier this week. They also have shown interest in Steelers...

Getty Images Dan Campbell is a rarity in that he’s becoming a head coach without ever having been a coordinator. Which has some asking what kind of system Campbell will run in Detroit. Campbell says the answer is that it’s not about the system. It’s about the players. “I’m not a system guy,”...

Getty Images Former Lions head coach Matt Patricia is reportedly headed back to New England. Jim McBride of the Boston Globe reports that Patricia will be joining the Patriots to assist the coaching staff in a variety of roles. There’s no word on what kind of title Patricia will have in his...

Getty Images The Lions have their new head coach in place, but they still need to find someone to run the offense on Dan Campbell’s staff. Ravens quarterbacks coach James Urban interviewed for the offensive coordinator job this week and reports have identified three others who are in the mix...

USA TODAY Sports It’s business suit season in the NFL. It shouldn’t be. When coaches are hired to run NFL teams, they show up for their introductory press conferences in suits. That’s the way it is, because that’s the way it’s always been. But why does it have to keep being that way? Coaches...

Getty Images Marty Hurney is the new G.M. in Washington. Unless he isn’t. NFL Media initially reported that Hurney will be the new G.M. in Washington. Now, NFL Media reports that Martin Mayhew will be the new G.M. in Washington. Hurney is still joining the team, and he’ll have a top role in...

Getty Images The Lions and receiver Calvin Johnson have had a strained relationship since he retired, and for good reason. When Johnson retired — at a time when his bloated cap number indicated he’d otherwise be cut — the Lions required him to pay back $1.6 million in unearned signing-bonus...

Getty Images The Lions finished with a winning record in three of their four years under Jim Caldwell. But they were 14-33-1 in their last three seasons under Matt Patricia and interim head coach Darrell Bevell. Still, the team’s new head coach Dan Campbell is apparently optimistic about the...

USA TODAY Sports The Lions held an introductory press conference for head coach Dan Campbell on Thursday and his opening statement will likely win him a few fans in Detroit. Campbell played for the team for three seasons and said he wanted the job “bad” when it became open last year. He said...

Getty Images Dan Campbell has just started as Lions head coach and said earlier on Tuesday that he’s aware the roster could need some re-tooling. Could that include at quarterback by moving on from Matthew Stafford? Campbell thinks it’s a little soon to say. “Here’s what I’d say about...

USA TODAY Sports A report on Friday afternoon indicated Dean Pees will be part of head coach Arthur Smith’s staff in Atlanta, but not what job Pees would fill on the staff. The Falcons announced that piece of information a short time later. Pees will be the defensive coordinator. It is the...

Getty Images The Lions officially hired Dan Campbell as their new head coach on Wednesday and they also began working on his offensive staff. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the team interviewed Ravens quarterbacks coach James Urban for their offensive coordinator position. He is the...

Getty Images Many seem stunned by the decision of the Detroit Lions to give coach Dan Campbell a six-year deal. But the duration of the contract is less about Campbell and more about the circumstances. The Lions continue to be mired in dysfunction. It’s been 30 years since they won a playoff...

USA TODAY Sports The Steelers are interviewing Hank Fraley for their vacant offensive line coach job, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. The Steelers are not renewing the contract of offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett. Fraley, 43, held the same job with the Lions last season. Fraley, who...

USA TODAY Sports As the Detroit Lions seek to build a coaching staff for new head coach Dan Campbell, they had a road block thrown in their way regarding one potential candidate. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Philadelphia Eagles denied a request from the Lions to...

Getty Images The Lions reportedly settled on Dan Campbell as their new head coach late last week and things are moving closer to becoming official in Detroit. According to multiple reports, Campbell has agreed to terms with the Lions. He is set to sign a six-year deal with the organization...