DETROIT -- When the Detroit Lions line up for their Week 1 opener against the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 7, many fans' eyes will be on the two men calling the shots on both sides of the ball.
New offensive coordinator John Morton and defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard have taken over the roles after previous OC Ben Johnson and DC Aaron Glenn landed head coaching jobs with the Chicago Bears and New York Jets, respectively, this offseason.
The Lions are the fourth team since 2000 to lose both of their coordinators to head coaching jobs in the same offseason, joining the Eagles (2023), Bengals (2014) and Chargers (2007), according to ESPN Research.