The Detroit Lions are getting even more help with their general manager and head coaching search. On Tuesday, the team announced that former Lions legend Chris Spielman has been hired to the full-time position of “Special Assistant to Chairman and President & CEO.”
Per the team’s official announcement, Spielman will participate in the upcoming interviews for the team’s general manager and head coach search.
“Chris Spielman has been a tremendous ambassador for the Detroit Lions since the day he first put on a uniform as a rookie in 1988,” team owner Sheila Ford Hamp said in a statement.