The Detroit Lions have already begun the process of rebuilding their coaching staff. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Lions are hiring Kacy Rodgers as their next defensive line coach. He fills the exact role left vacant when Terrell Williams left earlier this week to become the New England Patriots’ defensive coordinator.
Rodgers comes to Detroit after serving as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ run game coordinator/defensive line coach. So he’s taking a lateral move to Detroit after his contract with the Buccaneers expired. Rodgers has spent the last six seasons with the Buccaneers—the first three as the defensive line coach, and the following three with the same role but with run game coordinator added to his responsibilities.