"Lions DB coach Deshea Townsend said they're going to let Ennis Rakestraw focus on playing outside cornerback to start his second season," Justin Rogers of Detroit Football Network reported.

After battling injuries as a rookie, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. is competing for the top backup job at outside CB for the Detroit ...

“The thing I do like about how he came back was just his mindset,” Lions cornerbacks coach Deshea Townsend said. “You can tell that he understood what went wrong last year and some things ...

Cornerback Deshea Townsend did not intercept a pass in the NFL until his 60th game, when he picked off Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch twice in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 28-7 victory on ...

Detroit Lions defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend made an announcement about the role second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. will have in 2025.

This is an interesting development. In addition to Robert Saleh, the 49ers have interviewed Detroit Lions defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend. Saleh obviously ...

The San Francisco 49ers began their search for a new defensive coordinator by interviewing Robert Saleh for a second stint at the job and Detroit Lions assistant Deshea Townsend.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers began their search for a new defensive coordinator Thursday by interviewing Robert Saleh for a second stint at the job and Detroit Lions ...