Randle El, who played nine seasons as a receiver in the NFL, joined coach Dan Campbell's staff as the WR coach after two years as an offensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Lions won a franchise-record 15 games in 2024 but were upset 45–31 by the Washington Commanders in the divisional round last weekend.

The raiding of the Detroit Lions coaching staff looks like it is going to continue. According to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday evening, the Chicago Bears are set to hire Antwaan Randle El to be their new assistant head coach and wide receivers coach.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, top internal candidates to replace Johnson and Glenn include assistant head coach/running backs coach Scottie Montgomery, passing game coordinator Tanner Engstrand and linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard.

Lions coach Dan Campbell said the team's Super Bowl window remains open and that "we've got players in every pivotal position you can ask for to have success."

Dan Campbell’s had a few days to process his team’s 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders. The film told him the Lions lost as a team. He experienced several stages of grief. But in typical Campbell fashion,

New Orleans Saints head coaching target Aaron Glenn has expressed the comfort of returning to the Detroit Lions if it came to that. But his head coach, Dan Campbell, surely doesn't seem to see that happening.