Report: Lions To Interview Giants' Kevin Abrams For GM Position
According to CBS' Jason La Canfora, the Lions have added another NFL executive to their list of general manager candidates.
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According to CBS' Jason La Canfora, the Lions have added another NFL executive to their list of general manager candidates.
Lions president Rod Wood, who replaced Tom Lewand soon after he was fired midway through the season, has said the next GM will decide who coaches the team in 2016.
Austin has been with the Lions the past two years and coached defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who is now with the Dolphins.
Although it appears a long shot, the Lions reportedly requested permission to interview Duke Tobin, the Bengals' personnel chief, for their open general manager position.
The 2015 Detroit Lions season is in the books and now it's time to look forward to the 2016 season.
Johnson is beat up in more ways than one. It might be time to walk away and enjoy life.
The 2015 season for the Detroit Lions was just like a lot of the individual games in that half was good and half was bad. Detroit has a lot of talent that unfortunately took a long time to get going, but now, they may see a lot of changes that could bring about another rebuild.
"Black Monday" in the NFL is usually reserved for firings, but the Lions are working to do the opposite.
"If you've got a guy that has shown that he can be successful, and the guys like him, what more do you need?"
Martha Ford told reporters in Chicago that she "hadn't gotten that far" in terms of evaluating Caldwell.
The Lions' search for a permanent general manager will kick off "in earnest" Monday, according to team president Rod Wood. And according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Seahawks co-director of player personnel is a candidate.
Who do you want the Lions to select in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft?
There are 17 on the current roster who will be come unrestricted free agents - 24 players become free agents in total.
The Detroit Lions may be happy to have the 2015 season over with as they were already eliminated from the playoffs, but the second half wasn't too bad. A win over the Chicago Bears in the season finale had them 6-2 through the final eight games and that's not too shabby.
Detroit (7-9) avoided a last-place finish in the NFC North with its sixth win in eight games.
