It appears as if the Detroit Lions are going to get their top target in the team’s head-coaching search.
ESPN Insider Adam Schefter reported Sunday that New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is likely to become the Lions’ next head coach, a position vacated after Jim Caldwell was fired Jan. 1. Patricia has seemed to be Lions general manager Bob Quinn's main target going back to before Caldwell was even let go.
If Patricia ends up in Detroit once the Patriots' season ends, it should be the last major non-player addition for Quinn to implement the vision he’s had for the Lions since he took the job in 2016.