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Lions announce John Morton, Kelvin Sheppard

Lions make the coordinator hirings official

The long-reported hirings for the coordinator vacancies in Detroit are now official. On Thursday, the Lions organization hired Kelvin Sheppard as the new defensive coordinator and John Morton as the offensive coordinator. Both moves have been known for some time, but the press release from the Lions indicates that the moves are now finalized.

NBC Sports on MSN · 20h

Lions announce John Morton, Kelvin Sheppard as new coordinators

Morton was Detroit’s senior offensive assistant in 2022 under head coach Dan Campbell before heading to Denver to be the club’s passing game coordinator for the last two seasons. He previously worked with Campbell in New Orleans in 2016 when Campbell was the team’s tight ends coach and Morton was the receivers coach.

The New York Times · 1d

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It’s official: Chicago Bears announce the hiring of Ben Johnson as their new head coach

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Lions formally announce hiring of Morton and promotion of Sheppard

The Lions formally announced the hiring of John Morton as the team’s offensive co-orindator as well as the promotion of Kelvin Sheppard to defensive co-ordinator. The 55-year-old Morton replaces Ben ...

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