{"id":41211,"date":"2026-01-07T23:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T23:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41211"},"modified":"2026-01-07T23:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T23:36:48","slug":"detroit-lions-could-hire-sought-after-nfl-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41211","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions Could Hire Sought-After NFL Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2236831324-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2236831324-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2236831324-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2236831324-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Detroit Lions Could Hire Sought-After NFL Coach\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t all roses for the Detroit Lions during their 2025-26 season, and the team ended their regular season with a 9-8 record and no trip to the postseason. But, sometimes, just a few changes can make or break a team, and that\u2019s what general manager Brad Holmes and company are looking to do for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Lions\u2019 offseason officially started after the team\u2019s 19-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, January 4. While it was great to end the season on a high note, the win over Ben Johnson and the Bears didn\u2019t mask the difficult season for the Lions, so changes need to be made.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Lions had offensive coordinator John Morton for the 2025-26 season, but it became clear early in the season that head coach Dan Campbell wasn\u2019t pleased with him, because he took away Morton\u2019s play-calling duties. So, the Lions released Morton on Tuesday, January 6, and now, they\u2019re looking for a new offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Detroit Lions May Look at Just-Fired NFL Coach<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, Jan. 6, one of the biggest moves of the NFL offseason of any franchise happened when the Baltimore Ravens fired head coach John Harbaugh, putting an end to his 18-year run with the team. The change happened just two days following the Baltimore Ravens\u2019\u00a0loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road in a 26-24 defeat.\u00a0Harbaugh had inked a three-year contract with the Ravens during the last offseason, and he was slated to be with the team through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n<p>So, could Harbaugh come to Detroit? Let\u2019s not get too wild here. Harbaugh has already taken calls from seven teams, according to a report ESPN, which is actually more teams than those who have head coach vacancies. So, some teams are even considering firing their current coach to make room for him.<\/p>\n<p>So, Harbaugh to Detroit for the offensive coordinator role is not a reality. But, him being on the market. Harbaugh is already the top head coaching candidate in this cycle, and that makes Kevin Stefanski less desirable to other teams.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Lions likely have their eye on Stefanski, the former\u00a0Cleveland Browns head coach, and taking him down a notch in the head coach search should make him more likely to take an offensive coordinator gig, such as with Detroit. Stefanski is now far behind Harbaugh on the desired coaching candidate tally, so perhaps he\u2019d welcome the chance to come to Detroit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why Former NFL Coach Would Fit With the Detroit Lions<\/h2>\n<p>Stefanski is an offensive-minded coach, and if he were to come to the Lions, it would likely be short-term, because he has head coaching skills. But, it could appeal to him to have a strong season calling plays for the Detroit Lions and use that exposure to land a better head coaching gig down the road.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement about the Baltimore Ravens parting ways with Harbaugh, Baltimore owner Steve Bisciotti said the decision to move on was \u201cincredibly difficult.\u201d It may not be so difficult for Harbaugh, who is getting plenty of suiters.<\/p>\n<p>Bisciotti stated,\u00a0\u201cHe and his family have deeply embedded themselves in this community. For these profound contributions, on and off the field, we should all be forever grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions have officially wrapped up their 2025-26 season, and now, they could make a move and hire a just-fired coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Detroit Lions Could Hire Sought-After NFL Coach - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41211\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Detroit Lions Could Hire Sought-After NFL Coach - 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