December 31st, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in From: Yahoo! Sports Lions are interested in speaking to Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier for their vacant coaching job. Vikings coach Brad Childress confirmed the contact Wednesday by the Lions, who fired coach Rod Marinelli after an NFL-worst 0-16 finish. Childress said no date had been set for an interview with Frazier, who was [...]
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Lions To Interview Miami Assistant Head Coach Todd Bowles
From: Detroit News The NFL Nework reports the Lions have received permission to speak with Miami Dolphins assistant head coach Todd Bowles next week. Bowles, who coaches the Dolphins’ secondary and was a former Washington Redskins teammate of Mayhew, made the move to Miami with rookie head coach Tony Sparano this season after spending three [...]
Eagles GM Hecket Wants No Part of Lions Assistant GM Spot
From: MLive.com According to a league source, Eagles general manager Tom Heckert wants “no part” of the Lions assistant general manager position. Heckert, who has been rumored to be leaving the Eagles organization for the last couple of years, would want more influence in personnel matters and it’s clear that GM Martin Mayhew will be [...]
Billick Won’t Be the Lions Next Coach
From: Ann Arbor News There has been a great deal of speculation today that Brian Billick will become the Lions new head coach, but I don’t believe it’s going to happen. While you can never say never in the NFL, I will say there’s less than a 1 percent chance that Billick is hired by [...]
CB Bodden Wants to Bail from the Lions?
From: Detroit News The Lions have a decision to make about starting cornerback Leigh Bodden. But Bodden’s comments on his way out the door Monday might help make it for them. Bodden, the sixth-year pro acquired from the Browns in the Shaun Rogers trade last February, signed a four-year contract extension with the Lions in [...]
Pats Offensive Coordinator McDaniels to Talk to the Lions?
From: Boston Herald The Detroit Lions have asked to talk with Pats offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels about their head coaching job. The Lions, who recorded the worst record in NFL history by going 0-16 this season, had fired Rod Marinelli earlier today. McDaniels is also said to be a candidate for the vacant head coaching [...]
Lions to Talk to Cowboys Offensive Coordinator Jason Garrett
From: NFL Network The Lions have asked for and received permission to interview Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, once viewed as the successor to coach Wade Phillips, league sources confirmed Monday. The Lions and Garrett are in the process of trying to set up the interview. It could happen this week.
QB Culpepper Won’t Get $1 Mil Bonus as He Expected
From: MLive.com It turns out that Lions QB Daunte Culpepper did not earn his $1 million bonus. While the team did allow fewer sacks than they did last season, the verbiage of the contract also required the team not finishing in the bottom five in the league in sacks. The Lions finished 31st in the [...]
