The Detroit Lions have added another coach to their staff. As first reported by ESPN’s Field Yates, the Lions are hiring linebackers coach Mark DeLeone from the Chicago Bears.
DeLeone had spent the past two seasons with Chicago, following Matt Nagy, whom he coached alongside with at Kansas City for years. He got his start at the University of Iowa as a defensive assistant. In 2012, he got his first break in the NFL as the Jets defensive assistant.
He’s been coaching the linebacker position since 2016, helping players like Roquan Smith grow his career.