This year, he promoted former Lions linebackers Kelvin Sheppard and Shaun Dion Hamilton to be the team's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, respectively, and the Lions employ 12 coaches who ...

The long-reported hirings for the coordinator vacancies in Detroit are now official. On Thursday, the Lions organization hired Kelvin Sheppard as the new defensive coordinator and John Morton as ...

John Morton is returning to the Detroit Lions as offensive coordinator, replacing Ben Johnson. Morton says he will run a similar offense to what the Lions have had success with in recent years.