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Former Detroit Lions safety and defensive coordinator dies at 74
Jauron played five seasons with the Lions in the 1970s, and later served as the team's defensive coordinator and interim head coach in the 2000s.
Former Lions head coach Matt Patricia to be Ohio State football defensive coordinator
Matt Patricia is expected to be named Ohio State football defensive coordinator. Patricia was head coach of the Detroit Lions in 2018-20.
Ohio State hires Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, promotes Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator
Ohio State hired NFL coach Matt Patricia as its new defensive coordinator following reports that the two sides were nearing a deal, the university announced Thursday as part of multiple staff changes.
Ex-Lions head coach hired as Ohio State’s new defensive coordinator
ALLEN PARK -- Former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia is the new defensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes, the team announced on Thursday. That would have been an unheard of sentence to mutter only a couple of years ago. But Patricia is heading to Columbus to join head coach Ryan Day’s staff after meeting with officials last week.
Ohio State makes coordinators Matt Patricia, Brian Hartline official
National champion Ohio State made the appointments of defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and offensive coordinator Brian Hartline official on Thursday.
Ohio State football makes official hirings of new coordinators, position coaches
Ohio State officially announced the hirings of Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator and Brian Hartline as offensive coordinator in staff retooling.
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Who is Kelvin Sheppard? What to know about Lions’ new defensive coordinator
As of now, the Lions still have Jim O’Neil, a former defensive coordinator who worked with Detroit’s safeties this past season, in their defensive assistant role. We’ll see if he sticks ...
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Lions announce offensive & defensive coordinator hires
Allen Park, Mich. – The Detroit Lions announced today the hiring of John Morton as offensive coordinator and the promotion of Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator. Contract terms were ...
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Dan Campbell promoting Kelvin Sheppard to Detroit Lions defensive coordinator
The Detroit Lions have a new defensive coordinator, and they didn’t have to go far to find him. The Lions are promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator.
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Five Under-the-Radar Lions DC Candidates
The Detroit Lions will have to find a new voice to lead their defense. With Aaron Glenn off to coach the New York Jets, Dan Campbell will be tasked with finding a new defensive coordinator for ...
Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch triples his pay for the 2026 NFL season
Lions safety Brian Branch would seem to check those boxes. In his second NFL season, Branch led Detroit with 79 solo tackles ...
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Detroit Lions promoting Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator
(CBS DETROIT) — The Detroit Lions have found their replacement for former defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. CBS News Detroit sports anchor Rachel Hopmayer confirmed Saturday that the team ...
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Lions’ new DC envisions ‘nasty, tenacious’ defensive overhaul under his watch
In his first sit-down interview since his promotion, Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard shared his thoughts on his ...