With Ben Johnson hired as the new Bears head coach, the Lions are looking at Broncos pass game coordinator John Morton as a potential replacement.
Lions hire former Broncos assistant coach John Morton as new offensive coordinator following Ben Johnson's departure
The Detroit Lions are reportedly eyeing an outside candidate to replace former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson after he accepted the Chicago Bears
Between them, Ben Johnson and Declan Doyle aren't as old as Pete Carroll. But Johnson identified the 28-year-old Doyle as the guy he wants supervising the Bears' offense.
The Detroit Lions have landed on a replacement for offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, picking John Morton to lead the new unit.
The Detroit Lions are working on rebuilding their coaching staff after it got ravaged in the wake of their 2024 campaign ending. After promoting from within to replace defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, it looks like the Lions are going to steal a coach from the Denver Broncos in order to replace offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
Here are five things to know about Morton ahead of the start of his first year as Lions offensive coordinator. Morton originally hails from Rochester Hills, and attended Avondale High School. He would wind up playing wide receiver in college, first at Grand Rapids Community College and then at Western Michigan.
Lions coach Dan Campbell is working to hire John Morton as the team's next offensive coordinator, according to sources. Morton is a familiar name for the organization, having spent a year on Dan Campbell's staff in 2022.
There are still some holes on the staff to fill. But the two biggest questions have been answered, with the Detroit Lions landing on John Morton as offensive coordinator and Kelvin Sheppard as defensive coordinator.
The Lions continue to lose high-level staffers after their offensive and defensive coordinators left the team for head coaching jobs.
The Detroit Lions couldn't take care of business this season. Despite being arguably the best regular-season team in the NFL, they couldn't win a