The Detroit Lions have added yet another coach to the offensive side of the ball. On Friday the team announced that Derius Swinton will be on the staff as an offensive assistant. Swinton is Detroit’s fourth new coach on offense, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, offensive line assistant Hank Fraley, and offensive assistant/quality control coach Brian Picucci.
Interestingly, Swinton actually has connections to offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter, not head coach Matt Patricia. Swinton and Cooter have worked alongside each other three times in their career. First, the two were graduate assistants at Tennessee from 2007 to 2008.