Darrell Bevell is out. Robert Prince is in. And the Detroit Lions are going — for one week at least — with their third head coach of the season.
Prince will assume head coaching duties for Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Bevell, who was named interim coach after Matt Patricia was fired last month, was deemed a high-risk close contact to a confirmed COVID-19 positive case, ESPN and NFL Network reported.
Prince is a former college offensive coordinator at Boise State and the Lions' longest-tenured assistant coach. He joined Jim Caldwell's staff in 2014, was retained by Patricia in 2018, and is in his seventh season as Lions receivers coach and 13th NFL season overall.