Detroit Lions radio analyst Lomas Braown speaks to Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett on Super Bowl radio row on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
After being passed over for special-teams coordinator, Detroit Lions assistant coach Devin Fitzsimmons is leaving for a job at Vanderbilt.
Fitzsimmons served as the Lions' de facto special-teams coordinator for the final eight games of the 2018 season, after the team fired Joe Marciano.
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He was considered a leading candidate to replace Marciano, though the Lions hired John Bonamego instead.