NFL rumors: Lions’ Dan Campbell might tap ex-Giants teammate for offensive coordinator
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
In this image provided by the Detroit Lions, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell speaks during a news conference via video on his first day at the NFL football team s practice facility, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 in Allen Park, Mich.AP
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The Detroit Lions: they might be ex-Giants.
New head coach Dan Campbell, a former Giants tight end, is considering a former New York teammate for offensive coordinator. SI’s Albert Breer reported Thursday “the Lions are interviewing Steelers receivers coach Ike Hilliard for their open offensive coordinator position.”
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This is a funny league sometimes. Especially when it comes to coaching searches.
Take, for instance, the curious case of Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale. The man can flat-out coach, he continues to oversee an elite defense in Baltimore albeit one that isn t exactly loaded with pass rushers – and he is coming off an absolutely master-class performance against a coordinator who all six teams seeking a head coach wanted an audience. Yet not a single request to interview Martindale. Beyond, odd, to me.
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A source close to the Eagles said general manager Howie Roseman reached out to Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley about being the team’s next head coach, a call made not long after the team parted ways with Doug Pederson on Monday.
It isn’t the first time the Eagles have talked to Riley about his potential interest in the Eagles. In fact, he and general manager Howie Roseman have a good relationship and it was a consult with Riley that helped sway the Eagles to draft both Jalen Reagor and Jalen Hurts, per sources.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. From the blink-and-he’s-gone scrambles to the countless hugs, Lamar Jackson is playing as loose, confident and enthused as ever heading into a postseason that can go a long way in determining his national perception as a quarterback.
Jackson shook off the weight of expectations that come with being the reigning NFL MVP, as well as a nasty bout with COVID-19, to carry the Baltimore Ravens to five straight victories and back to the playoffs. He is smiling and embracing teammates again (he celebrated the comeback win in Cleveland by lifting up kicker Justin Tucker in a bear hug). He is running circles around defenses again. And, as Baltimore offensive coordinator Greg Roman recently put it, Jackson is the game’s best player again.
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