After already losing several assistant coaches from Dan Campbell's staff, the Detroit Lions are now in danger of losing another, as running backs coach Scottie Montgomery is a candidate for an offensive coordinator job.
Montgomery, 46, was considered an internal favorite to become the Lions’ offensive coordinator after Ben Johnson departed to become the Chicago Bears’ new head coach. Ultimately, the role went to Auburn Hills native and Western Michigan graduate John Morton, who served as a senior offensive assistant on Dan Campbell’s staff in 2022.
It was four months ago on Sept. 22 that the Arizona Cardinals lost in Week 3 to the Detroit Lions, 20-13. The Cardinals were 1-2 after that game and the Lions 2-1. Following the game, the Cardinals were .500 at 7-7 to finish 8-9 while the Lions won 13 of their last 14 to earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a 15-2 record.
The Lions continue to lose high-level staffers after their offensive and defensive coordinators left the team for head coaching jobs.
Steve Heiden, who spent the past 2 seasons coaching TEs for the Detroit Lions, joins former Lions DC Aaron Glenn's staff with the New York Jets.
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Ex-Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks is now back in the NFL as a defensive coordinator for the New York Jets, per multiple reports.
The same day, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was scheduled ... a Power Five college program at Texas Tech for six years, then coaching the Arizona Cardinals for four seasons from 2019-22. Asked recently if he would like to be an NFL ...
Scottie Montgomery is the third known candidate to interview for the Cowboys' OC position. More at Pro Football Rumors.
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