The Lions added Randy Edsall to their coaching staff as director of football research and special projects, but his gameday role is still being sorted out.
“He’s going to work closely with both the offensive and defensive staff during the season on special projects,” Lions general manager Bob Quinn said at the Combine last week. “I’m not going to get exactly, specifically into the day-to-day roles, but he’s a part of the coaching staff. During the offseason he’ll do some projects on the personnel side as well to kind of help us out.”
Quinn said Edsall’s role will be “a little different” than the one Ernie Adams has in New England.