John Morton

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Lions have hired Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton as their offensive coordinator.

Morton was not widely successful in his one previous appearance as an OC with the juggernaut Josh McCown/Robbie Chosen/Matt Forte Jets in 2017, but reportedly contributed a lot to the ideas the Lions created as a senior offensive assistant in 2022. Detroit will bypass assumed elevation candidate Tanner Engstrand, potentially opening up the door for him to head elsewhere. Obviously we can expect fewer trick plays now that Ben Johnson is out of town, but there’s not a whole lot to suggest this isn’t a continuity hire by Dan Campbell. Perhaps Morton will give us some more information when he meets with the Detroit media.