A couple of weeks after the Detroit Lions agreed to allow running backs coach Duce Staley to make a lateral move to join Frank Reich's staff in Carolina, the team is losing a second assistant to the Panthers. On Thursday evening, the team announced the hiring of Lions defensive line coach Todd Wash.
Wash spent two seasons with Detroit. As the team did prior to his arrival, Detroit's defensive front struggled to affect the quarterback in 2021. The team generated 30 sacks that season, which tied for 30th in the NFL, while simultaneously producing a pressure rate that ranked 29th.