John Morton worked closely with Ben Johnson in designing the Lions current offense in his lone season in Detroit in 2022
The Detroit Lions are reportedly eyeing an outside candidate to replace former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson after he accepted the Chicago Bears
The Lions have found their replacement for Ben Johnson, hiring Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton as their new offensive coordinator.
The Detroit Lions hired John Morton as their new offensive coordinator on Tuesday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Morton, who was the
Coach Dan Campbell has been looking to fill both of his coordinator openings following the departures of Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to the Chicago Bears and New York Jets, respectively, as their new head coaches. Detroit is set to promote linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, a team source told The Athletic last week.
The Detroit Lions are hiring Broncos passing game coordinator and former Lions offensive assistant John Morton as their new offensive coordinator. Morton will take over the coordinator role for Ben Johnson, who left after the season to become the new head coach of the Chicago Bears.
The Detroit Lions are tabbing Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton as their new offensive coordinator.
The Detroit Lions didn't hire from within for their open offensive coordinator position, but they did bring in a familiar face. The Lions are hiring Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton to replace Ben Johnson,
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.
The Detroit Lions have hired longtime NFL offensive assistant John Morton as their next offensive coordinator.
The New York Jets have reportedly poached the Detroit Lions tights ends coach to work with Aaron Glenn. According to NFL Network, the Jets have agreed to terms with Steve Heiden to become their new offensive line coach.