Lions OC Ben Johnson finishes runner-up for NFL assistant coach of the year
For those efforts, Ben Johnson finished runner-up for NFL assistant coach of the year on Thursday night, trailing only former 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans. Not a bad first year at the helm of the Detroit Lions offense, eh? Johnson has been a huge hit since joining the organization as an offensive quality control coach in 2019. Our communication reached a really good point this year. Really, really helpful.”Asked directly why Johnson chose to shut down legitimate head-coaching interest to return to Detroit, Goff said: “I think he knows what we have.
mlive.com2 coaches fired, several others remain on hot seat
There has already been two coaching changes halfway through the NFL season with Indianapolis firing Frank Reich this week four weeks after Carolina did the same to Matt Rhule. The NFL had a record-tying 10 coaching changes last offseason and three-quarters of the teams have changed head coaches at least once in the past five years. Here's a look at some coaches who figure to be on the hot seat if things don't turn around in the second half of the season and some assistants who could be in line for head coaching jobs.
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