Former Lions coaches spin off and on the coaching carousel
The NFL’s offseason begins with prime coaching carousel. Although the Detroit Lions have yet make any changes to their own coaching staff (not yet, anyway!Former Lions coaches spin on and off the coaching carousel.
Jim Schwartz was a former Lions head coach. hired as the new defensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns. Schwartz will take over in Cleveland from the fired Joe Woods. Schwartz was the Lions’ head coach between 2009 and 2013. He has also been the DC in Buffalo since his departure from Detroit.
On the other side of the carousel, the Los Angeles Chargers have ended the ride for offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi after the team’s playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Lombardi was the Lions’ offensive coordinator in 2014 and part of 2015 before being fired for making an offense featuring Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, Reggie Bush and Theo Riddick unimaginably boring.
Schwartz’s successor as Detroit’s head coach, Jim Caldwell, has yet to land a new coaching home. Caldwell has interviewed For the Head Coaching Positions in Carolina and Houston Already
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