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Report: Detroit Lions expected to part ways with Jim Caldwell after Sunday

Nothing is official yet, but it looks like the Detroit Lions will be moving on from head coach Jim Caldwell after the season is over. According to a report from NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers is expected to be Caldwell’s last.

“Coach Jim Caldwell is expected to coach his last game for Detroit on Sunday, sources say,” Rapoport wrote.

It’s worth noting a few things about this report. First, Rapoport uses some pretty passive language here, like “expected” and even says later “Caldwell's status is now in doubt.