Detroit Lions coaching and GM tracker: updates, news, and rumors on where Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn, Ray Agnew and more could wind up
The NFL regular season is officially over and Black Monday is already underway. We're starting to find out what teams will be looking for new head coaches and general managers. The Lions have a multitude of guys that are going to get interviews for head coaching and coordinator positions. There could also be some guys […]
The NFL regular season is officially over and Black Monday is already underway. We're starting to find out what teams will be looking for new head coaches and general managers. The Lions have a multitude of guys that are going to get interviews for head coaching and coordinator positions. There could also be some guys that could get GM interviews.
We've created this tracker and will be tracking all updates, news, and rumors on each guy so that you will have a central location to refer to. Here are the current openings and what we've heard so far:
Head coach openings:
- Chicago Bears
- New York Jets
- New Orleans Saints
- New England Patriots
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Las Vegas Raiders
General Manager openings
- New York Jets
- Tennessee Titans
Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson
Rumors:
- Johnson is "intrigued" by the Bears' head coaching job and is expected to interview with Chicago
- The Jets are not expected to interview Johnson
- The Jaguars are rumored to have offensive creativity as their big consideration this year and Johnson is one of three OCMs the team is interested in.
Interviews:
- The Bears have officially requested to interview Ben Johnson
- The Patriots have officially requested an interview with Johnson
- The Jaguars have requested an interview with Johnson this week.
- Johnson will have virtual interviews with the Raiders and Patriots on 1/10
- Johnson will have virtual interviews with the Bears and Jaguars on 1/11
Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn
Rumors:
- "The feeling in league circles is that Saints general manager Mickey Loomis will lean toward someone he knows, with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn."
- Adam Schefter reports that the Bears, Jets, and Saints are all expected to interview Aaron Glenn for their head coaching jobs
Interviews:
- Glenn will have a virtual interview with the Bears during the playoff bye
- Glenn will have a virtual interview with the Saints during the playoff bye
- Glenn will have a virtual interview with the Jets during the playoff bye
- Glenn will have a virtual interview with the Jaguars during the playoff bye
- Glenn will interview with Jets on 1/9
- Glenn will interview with the Saints on 1/10
- Glenn will interview with both the Bears and Jags on 1/11
Assistant head coach Scottie Montgomery
Rumors:
Interviews:
Assistant GM Ray Agnew
Rumors:
Interviews:
Passing game coordinator Tanner Engstrand
Rumors
Interviews
COO Mike Disner
Rumors:
Interviews:
Offensive line coach Hank Fraley
Rumors:
Interviews:
Special Assitant the CEO Chris Spielman
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