ALLEN PARK -- There are still some holes on the staff to fill. But the two biggest questions have been answered, with the Detroit Lions landing on John Morton as offensive coordinator and Kelvin Sheppard as defensive coordinator.

According to reports, Kelvin Sheppard, who has served as the team's linebackers coach, will be promoted to become the team's next defensive coordinator. The former NFL linebacker has been mentored by Glenn for years and expressed prior to the end of the Lions season he felt ready to run his own defense.

The Detroit Lions have agreed to hire Denver Broncos assistant John Morton as offensive coordinator and promote Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, according to a person familiar with the situation.

The Detroit Lions are promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, replacing Aaron Glenn, who left to become the New York Jets

The Detroit Lions have gone through a brain drain within the coaching staff in the aftermath of their season-ending loss to the Washington Commanders in the divisional round. Since that defeat, Ben Johnson has been hired as the head coach of the Chicago Bears and Aaron Glenn has inked a deal to lead the New York Jets,

The Lions already hired Kacy Rodgers as the new run game coordinator and defensive line coach. Rodgers is taking over for Terrell Williams, who left Detroit to become the defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. Read all the best Lions coverage at the Detroit Free Press and Lions Wire.

The Lions are promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator. Here are some things to know about Sheppard.

Dan Campbell is promoting Kelvin Sheppard to Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, filling void of Aaron Glenn, who took New York Jets head coach job.

Holmes set a precedent with his approach to the 2021 draft class, as core players Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell both signed big extensions. The Lions also handed hefty extensions to Jared Goff, Alim McNeill and Taylor Decker.

The Lions continue to lose high-level staffers after their offensive and defensive coordinators left the team for head coaching jobs.

Yet another Lions assistant coach is leaving for another team in 2025. The latest such coach is tight ends coach Steve Heiden. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Heiden is joining Aaron Glenn in New York as the new offensive line coach for the Jets.