According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the team is working towards hiring Johnny Morton as their next offensive coordinator. The 55-year-old previously worked on the Lions' staff in 2022 as a senior offensive assistant.

The Lions hired John Morton, an Auburn Hills native, as offensive coordinator to replace Ben Johnson. Morton spent the past two seasons in Denver and coached up rookie QB Bo Nix. The new offensive coordinator also spent 2022 in Detroit as an assistant on Johnson's staff.

The Detroit Lions have found their Ben Johnson replacement, as the team hired a former Denver Broncos coach as offensive coordinator.

The Detroit Lions are losing yet another assistant coach to a promotion elsewhere in what has become the theme of their offseason. Lions tight ends coach Steve Heiden is leaving to become the new offensive line coach for the New York Jets,