Allen Park — The Detroit Lions coaching staff continues to undergo offseason changes, as running backs coach and assistant head coach Duce Staley is departing to join the Carolina Panthers, a source familiar with the move confirmed to The Detroit News.
In Carolina, Staley will reconnect with the recently hired Frank Reich. The two previously worked together for two seasons in Philadelphia, winning a Super Bowl in 2018, with Reich as the offensive coordinator and Staley serving as the team's running backs coach.
Staley's role with the Panthers is still to be determined. At the very least, he'll have the same dual role he did with the Lions, but there remains a possibility he could end up as Reich's offensive coordinator.