The NFL released the list of finalists for the NFL Coach of the Year honor and, surprisingly, Los Angeles Charger head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was not on it.
With Morton on staff in 2022, Ben Johnson’s first as offensive coordinator and play-caller, Goff bounced back after an ugly first season in Detroit.
Aaron Glenn had no doubts about where he wanted to go once the New York Jets’ head-coaching job became available. Home sweet NFL home.
The Detroit Lions have found their Ben Johnson replacement in new offensive coordinator John Morton, a coach with an impressive resume and long-standing ties to Dan Campbell but plenty of questions to answer as a play-caller.
The Detroit Lions hired longtime NFL assistant John Morton as their next offensive coordinator for his second stint running a professional unit.
The Lions have hired John Morton as their offensive coordinator for the 2025 season, according to reports. Morton comes to Detroit from the Denver Broncos, where he has spent the last two seasons serving as the passing game coordinator for head coach Sean Payton.
The Los Angeles Chargers will have one player up for an award at the 2025 NFL Honors Awards show but Jim Harbaugh will not have a chance to win Coach of the Year. Harbaugh was passed over in favor of Sean Payton,
Mike Tomlin started the 2024 season the way he ended the 2023 season and every season before that as Steelers head coach: By making obscenely suboptimal fourth down decisions.
Who is John Morton? Here's what to know about the new Detroit Lions offensive coordinator tasked with replacing Ben Johnson.
Here are five things to know about Morton ahead of the start of his first year as Lions offensive coordinator. Morton originally hails from Rochester Hills, and attended Avondale High School. He would wind up playing wide receiver in college, first at Grand Rapids Community College and then at Western Michigan.
The Detroit Lions have hired longtime NFL offensive assistant John Morton as their next offensive coordinator.
With the recent hirings of Aaron Glenn and Mike Vrabel, the NFL now has five coaches who once played for the teams they're now leading.