Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com reports that the Lions have informed the other head coach candidates they’ve been eliminated from the search and the expectation is that they will hire Patriots DC Matt Patricia as their new head coach.
Earlier in the day, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Detroit was likely to hire Patricia as their next head coach and reports have linked the Lions to the Patriots’ defensive coordinator for a month now, so this shouldn’t come as a big surprise.
The Lions can’t officially hire Patricia until the Patriots’ season has ended, but it sounds like this is just a formality at this point.