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NOTEBOOK: Austin, Cooter expected back for 2016

The gang is getting back together for the 2016 season.

It was announced last Friday that Jim Caldwell will return for a third season as head coach.

Teryl Austin, his defensive coordinator the last two years, was a popular head-coaching candidate this offseason, but the final opening was filled Sunday with Mike Mularkey taking over in Tennessee, which means Austin should be back in Detroit for another season.

Austin drew interest from Tennessee, Cleveland, Miami, Philadelphia and the New York Giants for head-coach vacancies this offseason.

Austin, 50, pulled the reins for one of the league's most dominant defenses in 2014.