Detroit Lions assistant linebackers coach Shaun Dion Hamilton works up strategies on the sideline during the NFL Division Round game between the Lions and the Washington Commanders on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at Ford Field. Jake May | [email protected]

According to reports, Kelvin Sheppard, who has served as the team's linebackers coach, will be promoted to become the team's next defensive coordinator. The former NFL linebacker has been mentored by Glenn for years and expressed prior to the end of the Lions season he felt ready to run his own defense.

The Detroit Lions have gone through a brain drain within the coaching staff in the aftermath of their season-ending loss to the Washington Commanders in the divisional round. Since that defeat, Ben Johnson has been hired as the head coach of the Chicago Bears and Aaron Glenn has inked a deal to lead the New York Jets,

Washington Commanders LB Frankie Luvu fined $16,883 for blow to the head on Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff during Quan Martin's INT TD in playoff game.

Commanders LB Frankie Luvu was fined for 2 different hits during Washington's Divisional Round win vs. the Lions, including on a pick-6.

Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu was not flagged for levying a big helmet-to-helmet hit on Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. The NFL fined Luvu $16,883 for a blow to the head/neck area in the Divisional Round playoff contest at Ford Field.

Report: Lions WR coach Antwaan Randle El leaving for the Bears to become assistant head coach under Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson is taking another Detroit Lions coach with him to the Chicago Bears. According to his updated Instagram account, Lions assistant quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett is taking a job as the new Bears quarterback coach.