{"id":24286,"date":"2025-02-06T17:32:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divinesoccerinfo.com\/?p=24286"},"modified":"2025-02-06T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:32:17","slug":"breaking-news-detroit-lions-hire-former-11-year-nfl-qb-to-coaching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divinesoccerinfo.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/breaking-news-detroit-lions-hire-former-11-year-nfl-qb-to-coaching-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking news: Detroit Lions Hire Former 11-Year NFL QB to Coaching Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions have added former NFL quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to their 2025 coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>Gradkowski had an 11-year career in the NFL, playing for multiple teams after being drafted as a sixth-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006. Throughout his career, he started 20 games, completing 375 of 709 passes for 4,057 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>In the last two seasons, Gradkowski served as the offensive coordinator for the XFL\u2019s\/UFL\u2019s St. Louis Battlehawks. In 2023, the Battlehawks ranked second in the XFL in scoring, averaging 24.9 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>After switching to the UFL in 2024, they maintained their second-place spot in offensive scoring, averaging 26.0 points per game, just behind the eventual champions, the Birmingham Stallions (26.5 PPG).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s uncertain what specific role Gradkowski will take on the Lions staff, whether it will be a general offensive assistant or a positional coach.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the Lions\u2019 assistant quarterbacks coach position is open, following J.T. Barrett&#8217;s departure to the Chicago Bears as their quarterbacks coach after former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson left.<\/p>\n<p>There doesn&#8217;t seem to be a direct link between Gradkowski and the Lions\u2019 current coaching staff, although the former NFL quarterback was with the St. Louis Rams during the 2008 training camp when Lions general manager Brad Holmes was still a scout for the Rams.<\/p>\n<p>Stay updated with the latest coaching news on the Lions through our 2025 Detroit Lions coaching staff tracker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions have added former NFL quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to their 2025 coaching staff. Gradkowski had an 11-year career in the NFL, playing for multiple teams after being drafted as a sixth-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006. 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