And the former senior vice president of administration and chief financial officer, Allison Maki, will be the interim Chief Operating Officer.
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The team is 1-7 on the season after an 11-5 record, which lead to a playoff berth, last year.
How’s this for signs you’ve done a bad job: None of the Lions’ 2010 or 2011 draft picks is still on the team’s roster.
This story is developing and 6 Sports Director Fred Heumann will have more online and on 6 News tonight.
Her family is best known for the Ford Motor Company where her son William Clay Ford, Jr. serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors as of 2015.
“Our fans deserve a winning football team, and we will do everything possible to make that a reality”, said Ford.
For the Lions, it was another sad showing as both their offense and defense struggled against a pumped up Chiefs team.
The moves come nine days after Caldwell fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, replacing him with quarterback coach Jim Bob Cooter – a man once arrested for climbing into his neighbor’s house through a window, taking off his trousers and getting into bed with her.
And if it seems unfair for Caldwell to coach when the world knows his job is in danger, guess what? The team has not drafted a Pro Bowl player in five seasons.
Lewand and Mayhew have been in charge of the football operations since 2009. When she spoke with reporters in June – the only time in her tenure she has taken questions from the media covering the Lions – she said Caldwell was “the most wonderful coach” and a “great guy”.
“If you’ve been in this league awhile, you understand it’s a week-to-week business”, quarterback Matthew Stafford said.
Never mind that the Lions had an underwhelming offseason on the free agent market, losing two of their highest-profile players and failing to add a single impact player. They need to make it clear to White that this is temporary and merely an eight-week interview until the season ends. “You’ve just got to stay even-keeled, and that’s what we do”.
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“I feel like I connected with the fan base, and it sucks when they ask me what’s going on, and when you’re playing, you can’t say, ‘This person is this, ‘ and, ‘That person is that, ‘” Jackson said. But in understanding all the other moves that have been made, it is also not surprising to see Caldwell sticking around for the rest of the season.
