The Detroit Lions are appointing John Morton, the Broncos’ passing game coordinator and a former offensive assistant for the Lions, as their new offensive coordinator. Morton will assume the coordinator position previously held by Ben Johnson, who departed after the season to take on the role of head coach for the Chicago Bears.
Morton rose to prominence as the top contender over the weekend and participated in the interview for the coordinator position. He has played for the Broncos for the past two seasons. In 2022, he served as a senior offensive assistant for the Lions and spent three preceding seasons in that role within the Raiders organization. He served as the OC for the New York Jets in 2017 and has over 25 years of coaching experience.
Although many members of the offensive staff have left, the Lions kept offensive line coach Hank Fraley. The team still requires a new WR coach to take over for Antwaan Randle El and an assistant QB coach to replace J.T. Barrett, who both accompanied Johnson to Chicago in advanced positions.