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Fresh job opening could uniquely test Kelvin Sheppard's loyalty to Dan Campbell

Kelvin Sheppard will be a head coach someday, and a new opening is uniquely positioned to entice him after one year as Lions' defensive coordinator.

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Amid all the injuries the Detroit Lions' defense dealt with last season, former coordinator Aaron Glenn had to work magic with a skeleton crew. But Kelvin Sheppard took that to a different level in Week 7, as his unit held the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to nine points and 251 yards of offense.