The Detroit Lions have hired Michael Sundeen as their new head athletic trainer, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press. Sundeen replaces Kevin Bastin, who was the head trainer for the Lions in two different spans: from 2014-2019 and again in 2021-2022. It’s unclear why the Lions are moving on from Bastin, but the former Lions athletic trainer posted this message on his Linkedin page on Saturday:
Stepping away from the NFL again. Many thanks to my fellow staff Athletic Trainers, Equipment Managers, Ground Crews, Finance Staff, Team Physicians and most of all my wife and family for letting me serve in this profession.