defensive line coach (Terrell Williams) and new running backs coach (Deshea Townsend).On Wednesday, the team officially announced the hiring of Williams as the new defensive line coach/drunk game coordinator along with Townsend and their new linebackers. coach/passing game coordinator.
Townsend replaces Brian Duker, who left to join the Miami Dolphins.A third new hire was also announced,
with Jim O’Neil becoming a defensive assistant.O’Neil was most recently the defensive coordinator at Northwestern (2021). . and 2022), but before that he spent 11 seasons as an NFL assistant with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.O’Neil too. has three seasons of NFL defensive coordinator experience, two with the Browns (2014-15) and one with the 49ers (2016). He has coached mostly defensive backs in his coaching career, which appears to have been fortunate.
Duker, as mentioned, left to become the Dolphins’ secondary coach/passing game coordinator. Scott will be replaced by Williams. Townsend was initially reported to be the Lions’ cornerbacks coach, but while his title is wider (instead of Duker), Bly is still gone..
The Lions appear to have a few spots to fill at cornerback, defensive quality control and offensive support positions on the 2024 coaching staff. But as for the most significant changes and the previously announced work (Williams and Townsend) but not (O’Neil), they are now official..
