2025 NFL coaching carousel: Tracking Detroit Lions staff changes

With Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson gone, we’re tracking all of the shifting parts of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 coaching staff.

We’re adjusting our 2025 NFL coaching tracker now that some of the dust has settled. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is now the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is off to be the New York Jets’ next head coach.

As the two continue to build their staff—and other teams seek out some Lions coaches—the Lions will have to adjust and find new faces for their organization. So instead of tracking the fate of the other NFL head coaching jobs, this post will now focus on the Lions’ staff: who’s in, who’s out, and who has interviewed for their coaching vacancies. We’ll keep some of the head coach information for historical tracking purposes, but we’ve pushed most of that news to the bottom of the page. The Lions-related matters are at the top of the page for your convenience.

Latest news:

• 2/13: Lions hiring Tashard Choice as RB coach, Scottie Montgomery moving to WRs
• 2/11: Lions hiring Tyler Roehl as offensive assistant — UPDATE: TE coach
• 2/6: Lions hiring Bruce Gradkowski as offensive assistant
• 1/31: Tanner Engstrand agrees to terms to become Jets OC
• 1/31: Lions RB/AHC Scottie Montgomery interviews for Cowboys OC job
• 1/30: Lions hiring former Stanford HC David Shaw as new pass game coordinator
• 1/29: Lions TE coach Steve Heiden hired as Jets OL coach
• 1/28: Lions parting ways with assistant DL coach Cam Davis
• 1/28: Jets closing in on hiring Tanner Engstrand as next OC
• 1/28: Lions hire John Morton as next OC
• 1/26: Lions reportedly have interviewed Broncos’ passing game coordinator for OC
• 1/25: Lions promote Shaun Dion Hamilton to LB coach
• 1/25 Lions promote Kelvin Sheppard to DC
• 1/24: Lions assistant QB coach J.T. Barrett hired as Bears QB coach
• 1/24: Lions WR coach Antwaan Randle El hired as Bears WR/AHC
• 1/24: Lions OL coach Hank Fraley to return!
• 1/22: Lions interviewing Bucs LB coach Larry Foote for DC job
• 1/22: Lions hiring Bucs DL coach Kacy Rodgers as new DL coach
• 1/22: Aaron Glenn hired as Jets head coach
• 1/22: Lions DL coach Terrell Williams hired as Patriots DC
• 1/21: Hank Fraley to have second interview with Seahawks
• 1/21: Jets hoping to hire Aaron Glenn on Tuesday
• 1/20: Ben Johnson hired as Bears head coach

Lions coaching promotions/changes

• LB coach Kelvin Sheppard now defensive coordinator
• OL coach Hank Fraley now OL coach/run game coordinator
• Assistant LB coach Shaun Dion Hamilton now LB coach
• AHC/RB coach Scottie Montgomery moving to WR coach

Lions coaching adds:

• DL coach Kacy Rodgers (former Bucs DL coach)
• OC John Morton (former Broncos pass game coordinator)
• Pass game coordinator David Shaw (former Stanford head coach)
• Offensive...