The Detroit Lions are reportedly parting ways with assistant defensive line coach Cameron Davis.
According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, Davis, who has been with the team since 2022, will no longer be part of the coaching staff. This comes after the Lions also lost defensive line coach Terrell Williams earlier this offseason, as he took the defensive coordinator role with the New England Patriots to reunite with Mike Vrabel. The Lions have since hired Kacy Rodgers as their new defensive line coach.
This adds to the disruption in the Lions’ defensive coaching staff. Despite this, coach Dan Campbell had expressed satisfaction with the coaching of the defensive line unit.
“I’ve known Terrell a long, long time and I just think that he’s an absolutely excellent coach, and Cam continues to grow as a coach as well and they work well together,” Campbell said in December. “I think they give our guys the best opportunity to have success in a game which is what you want.”
The Lions’ defensive line faced significant injury setbacks this season, with players like Aidan Hutchinson, Alim McNeill, Marcus Davenport, Kyle Peko, John Cominsky, and Mekhi Wingo all missing substantial time. Nevertheless, the defense persevered, with strong performances from draft picks Levi Onwuzurike and Josh Paschal.
This marks another coaching vacancy for the Lions, adding to a list of coaches who have departed this offseason, including:
- OC Ben Johnson
- DC Aaron Glenn
- Assistant QB coach J.T. Barrett
- WR coach Antwaan Randle El
- DL coach Terrell Williams
- Assistant DL coach Cameron Davis.
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How many draft selections do the Detroit Lions hold in 2025?
The Detroit Lions now have seven picks in the 2025 NFL draft, thanks to a relatively new rule in the league.
On January 22, the Lions received a compensatory third-round pick after Aaron Glenn was hired as the New York Jets’ head coach.
Under the revised NFL Rooney Rule in 2020, teams that lose a minority assistant coach to a head coaching position with another franchise are awarded two compensatory draft picks at the end of the third round, following other compensatory selections, and in consecutive years.
For developing Glenn, who served as the defensive coordinator from 2021 to 2024, the Lions will receive additional third-round picks in the upcoming drafts, with the exact slot to be determined later this spring.
Here’s a breakdown of the Lions’ picks for the 2025 draft, which will take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from April 24-26.
Lions Draft Picks for 2025 The Lions are currently set to pick 28th in each round of the 2025 NFL draft. Below are the seven picks they own:
- First round: No. 28 overall
- Second round: No. 60 overall
- Third round: Projected No. 101 overall
- Fourth round: TBD
- Sixth round (from Buccaneers): TBD — acquired in the Carlton Davis III trade
- Seventh round (from Cowboys): TBD — received in the 2024 trade for Terrion Arnold
- Seventh round: TBD
*The Lions received a compensatory pick due to Aaron Glenn being hired as the Jets’ head coach.
The Lions currently lack a third-round pick, as it was traded to the Jets in 2024 in exchange for the Gio Manu draft pick.
The Lions sent their fifth-round pick to the Browns in the Za’Darius Smith trade before the 2024 trade deadline.
The Lions also traded their sixth-round pick to the Browns as part of the Donovan Peoples-Jones trade before the 2023 deadline.
