Detroit Lions now have 7 picks in the 2025 NFL draft after adding a 3rd-round selection due to Aaron Glenn being hired as New York Jets head coach.
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The Detroit Lions coaching staff will have a drastically different look when the 2025-26 season begins as they have had to replace a large number of assistant coaches. Both Lions coordinators, Ben Johnson on offense and Aaron Glenn on defense,
Aaron Glenn is off to be head coach of the New York Jets, and the Detroit Lions will get two draft picks as a thank you for his work. Under changes to the NFL's Rooney Rule adopted ... Brad Holmes from the Rams in 2021. The Rams used their extra third ...
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.
Detroit will be awarded third-round compensatory picks in the 2025 and 2026 drafts thanks to an NFL rule rewarding teams for developing minority coaches. Glenn, who served four seasons as the Lions' defensive coordinator, agreed to terms to become head coach of the New York Jets on Wednesday.
Detroit also double-dipped in last year's Draft, drafting tackle Giovanni Manu in the fourth round and guard Christian Mahogany in the sixth. Manu was inactive all season, while Mahogany wound up starting two games, including the Divisional Round contest against Washington.
The Jaguars and Lions were tracking almost identically until about 14 months ago, but Detroit's build had a much sturdier foundation.
With the New York Jets hiring Aaron Glenn to be their next head coach, the Detroit Lions will receive two extra draft picks.
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