We've got some internal and external candidates to watch. It's hard to ignore Kelvin Sheppard as anything but one of the favorites for the job.

The Detroit Lions will now have to find a new leader for their defense. With Aaron Glenn departing to become the new head coach of the New York Jets, Dan Campbell will have to hire a new defensive coordinator.

The Detroit Lions have already lost two key assistant coaches during the 2025 offseason, and more are expected to leave. Here's a look at the full list of Lions assistant coaches who have left or could leave the team,

The Detroit Lions are bracing to lose one or both of their coordinators to head-coaching opportunities this offseason, and at least one assistant could be in line for a promotion elsewhere, too. Lions defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend interviewed with ...

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 virtually for the opening.

Glenn and Campbell came over together from the Saints. The defensive coordinator left his mark in Detroit as a culture builder who worked through a ton of adversity.

29, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, file) This is a 2024 photo of Deshea Townsend of the Detroit Lions NFL football team. This image reflects the Detroit Lions active roster as of June 3, 2024 when this image was taken. (AP Photo ...

Prior to Monday, the Detroit Lions hadn’t had a coordinator hired directly for a head coaching job since Don Shula did it in 1963. On Wednesday, the team lost its second coordinator in three

The San Francisco 49ers, after uncharacteristically being left out of the postseason, are staying busy by lining up interviews

The Detroit Lions acquired Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold with the 24th pick in the NFL Draft on April 25 and put him to work.

The San Francisco 49ers began their search for a new defensive coordinator Thursday by interviewing Robert Saleh for a second stint at the job and Detroit Lions assistant Deshea Townsend. Saleh is a 2001 graduate of Northern Michigan University who played football for four years for the Wildcats.

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