Detroit Lions officially name John Morton, Kelvin Sheppard new coordinators
Lions announce John Morton as OC, Kelvin Sheppard as DC
Lions announce John Morton, Kelvin Sheppard as new coordinators
Morton was Detroit’s senior offensive assistant in 2022 under head coach Dan Campbell before heading to Denver to be the club’s passing game coordinator for the last two seasons. He previously worked with Campbell in New Orleans in 2016 when Campbell was the team’s tight ends coach and Morton was the receivers coach.
The Detroit Lions are tabbing Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton as their new offensive coordinator.
(CBS DETROIT) - The Detroit Lions have hired Denver Broncos passing game assistant John Morton as their new offensive coordinator. The Michigan native, who previously worked with the Lions and head coach Dan Campbell in 2022, will replace Ben Johnson, who was tapped for the head coaching position in Chicago .
The Detroit Lions have agreed to hire Denver Broncos assistant John Morton as offensive coordinator and promote Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Morton worked for Campbell in 2022 with the Lions and helped the Broncos offense improve the past two years under Payton.
Former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is off to Chicago to lead the Bears. Former defensive Aaron Glenn is now the head coach of the New York Jets. Both will be missed in Detroit, but Campbell and company must move forward with the assistants remaining. That process has already begun.
The Detroit Lions announced today the hiring of John Morton as offensive coordinator and the promotion of Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator.
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The Detroit Lions have agreed to hire Denver Broncos assistant John Morton as offensive coordinator and promote Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator.
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Lions hiring David Shaw as pass game coordinator in reunion with MortonShaw and Morton go back to their days as offensive coaches for the Raiders under Jon Gruden in the late 90’s. They followed similar paths from there.
Shaw is the second coach the Lions have brought in who spent 2024 with the Denver Broncos as new offensive coordinator John Morton served as the pass game coordinator for the Broncos this past season.
According to reports Thursday, the Lions are hiring David Shaw to be their new passing game coordinator on a multiyear contract. The news comes amidst reports that the New York Jets have strong
The Detroit Lions handed former Stanford head coach David Shaw a multi-year contract to become the team's new passing game coordinator on Thursday,
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