Jim Caldwell will be back as the Detroit Lions head coach, General Manager Bob Quinn announced on Friday morning.
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Coming on the heels of a Super Bowl appearance in Caldwell’s first season as a head coach and a 10-6 showing and first-round playoff loss in 2010, that decline was enough to prompt the Colts to make a change.
“I am obviously thrilled that I will continue to lead this football team”, Caldwell said in a statement released by the team.
“Jim’s entire body of work is impressive”, Quinn said in a statement.
He has been Lions coach two years, and his first season produced an 11-5 record and a playoff berth.
“Our entire focus now is on the off-season and all that it entails”. The superstar receiver may choose to retire after nine seasons.
With or without Johnson on the field, Caldwell will be on the sideline. A decision about Caldwell’s future was put on hold until the team found a new General Manager and that search concluded with the hiring of Bob Quinn last week.
– Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) January 15, 2016- Ezekiel Ansah (@Ziggy_Ansah) January 15, 2016There is no better man to lead us where we want to go.
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The Lions will not be looking for a new head coach. And unlike Schwartz, Caldwell seems to treat stars the same way as seldom-used reserves. He came out of them realizing Caldwell is still the right man for the job. “If you’ve got a guy that has shown that he can be successful, and the guys like him, what more do you need?” he said.
