The Detroit Lions on Thursday introduced the hiring of John Morton as offensive coordinator and the promotion of Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator.
Phrases of their respective contracts weren’t disclosed by the Lions.
Morton, 55, replaces Ben Johnson, who was employed as the top coach of the Chicago Bears.
Sheppard, 37, was elevated from linebackers coach to switch Aaron Glenn, now head coach of the New York Jets.
Beneath Johnson, the Lions boasted the NFL’s No. 1 scoring offense this season (33.2 factors per sport) and completed second in complete offense (409.5 yards per sport). Detroit’s factors (564) and regular-season wins (15) had been franchise data.
With Morton as Denver’s move sport coordinator, the Broncos completed twentieth within the NFL in move offense (212.4) and averaged 25.0 factors per sport.
Morton spent the 2022 season with the Lions as a senior offensive assistant earlier than becoming a member of the Broncos in 2023. The Michigan native beforehand labored with quarterback Jared Goff throughout Johnson’s first season as offensive coordinator.
When Glenn took over as Detroit’s DC in 2021, Sheppard got here on board and has spent the final 4 seasons studying below the previous three-time Professional Bowl defensive again and 15-year NFL veteran.
Sheppard, who performed linebacker for eight NFL seasons, together with his ultimate season with Detroit in 2018, served as director of participant growth at his alma mater LSU in 2020 earlier than returning to the Motor Metropolis.
–Discipline Degree Media
