After considering other options the past couple of weeks, the Detroit Lions decided to stay in-house with the team's offensive coordinator vacancy, promoting tight ends coach Ben Johnson to the role, a source confirmed to The Detroit News on Monday night.
Johnson had been the presumed front-runner after the team parted ways with Anthony Lynn the day after the season ended. When coach Dan Campbell took over play-calling duties from Lynn midseason, Johnson was simultaneously elevated to the team's pass-game coordinator, drawing rave reviews for his contributions to the game plan, as well as individual play design.