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The Lions are victims of their own success as the team continues to lose important members of the coaching staff.<\/p>\n

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The Detroit Lions have turned into one of the NFL\u2019s premier teams under head coach Dan Campbell\u2019s leadership. However, the Lions will be tested in 2025 as the team is forced to rebuild its coaching staff after offensive coordinator Ben Johnson left for the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets hired defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.<\/p>\n

Naturally, those coordinators are taking other coaches along with them to their new gigs and the Lions are now losing tight ends coach Steve Heiden, who will follow Glenn to New York, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero on X. Additionally, Detroit\u2019s passing game coordinator Tanner Engstrand is considered the frontrunner for the Jets\u2019 OC job, per Pelissero. Although he hasn\u2019t officially been swiped by Glenn just yet.<\/p>\n

Heiden started his coaching career with the Arizona Cardinals in 2013 and he remained with the organization for 10 years before leaving for Detroit. He spent the last two seasons as the Lions\u2019 tight ends coach and now takes over as the Jets\u2019 offensive line coach under Glenn.<\/p>\n

The Lions\u2019 success forced a rebuild of the coaching staff<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Lions have managed to replace both coordinators as Campbell hired John Morton to take over for Ben Johnson as Detroit\u2019s OC and Kelvin Sheppard was promoted to defensive coordinator. Sheppard spent the last three seasons as the Lions\u2019 linebackers coach. It was initially thought that he would take the DC role under Glenn in New York but Sheppard is staying in Detroit.<\/p>\n

Campbell interviewed several candidates for the defensive coordinator job, including Larry Foote, who\u2019s been the Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u2019 inside linebackers coach and pass game coordinator since 2022. Ultimately, the team decided to hire from within the organization and give Sheppard his shot.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Jets have hired veteran coach Steve Wilks as their new defensive coordinator. Wilks most recently served as the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 DC in 2023, reaching Super Bowl LVIII with the team before being fired in the offseason. He brings 30 years of coaching experience to New York.<\/p>\n

While the Lions aren\u2019t concerned about their Super Bowl window closing after losing so many top staffers, it\u2019s imperative that the team gets its new coaching replacements right. But given Campbell\u2019s hiring track record, Lions fans should feel pretty confident that the organization will continue to compete at a high level.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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