There was a brief concern that Detroit Lions assistant head coach/running backs coach Scottie Montgomery wasn’t going to be with the team for more than a couple of weeks. After the Lions announced his hiring last Wednesday, Montgomery interviewed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their offensive coordinator job this week.
However, on Wednesday night, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported that the Bucs have chosen someone else for the position: Seahawks quarterbacks coach Dave Canales. That means that Montgomery will stick with the Lions this year, assuming he isn’t on the candidate list for any other offensive coordinator gigs in the NFL.